Routledge Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies

Colin C. Williams is Professor of Public Policy and Associate Dean (Research) at Sheffield University Management School (SUMS) at the University of Sheffield in the UK.Anjula Gurtoo is Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

• Introduction and overview – Colin C Williams and Anjula GurtooPart I Institutional environment of entrepreneurshipThe institutional environment of entrepreneurship in developing countries: an introductory overview – Colin C Williams and Anjula GurtooEntrepreneurship, development and economic policy in Haiti – Andres MarroquínEntrepreneurship and SME development in a least developed country: lessons from Laos – B B Bhasin, Sivakumar Venkataramany, Lee Keng NgMapping entrepreneurial activities and entrepreneurial attitudes in Turkey – Esra Karadeniz and Özlem ÖzdemirRegulative environment and entrepreneurial activity: insights from Sub-Saharan Africa - EldredeKahiya and Rebecca KennedyNascent enterprises and growth aspirations in a post-conflict environment: The role of social capital – Anna Rebmann, Adnan Efendic, Tomasz MickiewiczPlanning as a means to innovation in small and medium entrepreneurial firms in India –Neharika Vohra, Safal BatraThe failure of government policies to drive entrepreneurial performance in Croatia – Will BartlettEconomic aspects of entrepreneurship: the case of Peru – Matthew BirdDeveloping an entrepreneurship climate in Indonesia: A case study of batik as a cultural heritage – VanessaPart II Entrepreneurs’ MotivationsMotivations and determinants of entrepreneurship in developing countries: an introductory overview – Colin C Williams and Anjula GurtooNecessity versus opportunity-driven entrepreneurs in Vietnam – Jürgen Brünjes and Javier Revilla DiezBeing an entrepreneur of the Vicenarian and Tricenarian generation: the case of Turkish entrepreneurs, 2006-2012 –Esra Karadeniz and Ahmet OzcamFactors influencing the success of enterprises: the case of Laos – SutanaBoonluaSocial entrepreneurship and the nonprofit sector in developing countries – Michelle J. Stecker, Tonia L. Warnecke, and Carol M. BresnahanSocial types of small-scale entrepreneurship in Bulgaria – Tanya ChavdarovaSocial Entrepreneurship, International Development, and the Environment – Tonia L. WarneckeSocial entrepreneurship and fashion innovation in Brazil: A case study of Crafty Women (MulheresArteiras) and RedeAsta -Vanessa Ratten, Joao Ferreira, Cristina FernandesPart III Gender and entrepreneurshipGender and entrepreneurship in developing countries: an introductory overview – Colin C Williams and AnjulaGurtooBarriers to women’s entrepreneurship:evidence from Indonesia – TulusTambunanSocial Entrepreneurship, Social Change, and Gender Roles in Azerbaijan – MehrangizNajafizadehWomen Entrepreneurs in the Informal Economy: Is formalisation the only solution for business sustainability?– ShyamaRamani, Ajay Thutupalli, Tamas Medovarszki, Sutapa Chattopadhyay, and Veena RavichandranThe dynamics of women’s entrepreneurship in Iran – Leyla Sarfaraz and Nezameddin FaghihPart IV Informal sector entrepreneurshipInformal entrepreneurship in developing countries: an introductory overview – Colin C Williams and AnjulaGurtooEntrepreneurship at the base of the pyramid: the case of Nicaragua – Michael J. PisaniDeterminants of informal sector employment in Sri Lanka: Evidence from a recently conducted special survey – ChandaniWijebandara and N. S. CoorayUnderstanding informal entrepreneurship in Sub Saharan Africa and its implications for economic development: the Ghanaian experience – Kwame AdomCross-sectoral characteristics of informal sector micro-enterprises in Pakistan – Muhammad ShehryarShahid, Halima Shehryar and MinhaAkberAllibhoyCharacteristics and structures of informal entrepreneurship in Botswana – Vanessa Ratten, Léo-Paul Dana The influence of credit and formalization on growth of SMEs in Tanzania – Joseph A. Kuzilwa and Ganka D. NyamsogoroPart V Entrepreneurship education and learningEntrepreneurship education in developing countries: an introductory overview – Colin C Williams and AnjulaGurtooCapacity building for entrepreneurship education and research in the conflict zone of Peshwar– Lorraine WarrenEntrepreneurship education in Cameroon matters: reorganising the teaching of the subject – Alan A NdediAn evaluation of the impact of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurship intentions in the Albanian late transition context – Elvisa Drishti, Drita Kruja and Mario CurcijaOrganizational learning in Indian family firms: a social network based approach for entrepreneurship – Nobin Thomas, Neharika Vohra Part VI Policy implications and synthesisPolicy efforts to foster innovative SMEs in South Korea: Lessons for developing countriesAddressing entrepreneurial heterogeneity in developing countries: designing policies for economic growth and inclusive development – Micheline Goedhuys and Elisa CalzaHarnessing entrepreneurship in developing countries: a lived practices approach – Colin C Williams and Anjula Gurtoo

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