Summary

This important two-volume set presents an authoritative selection of papers concerned with entrepreneurship and public policy, drawing on a wide range of international experience. Volume I includes: entrepreneurship and economic growth, the research-policy interface, innovation and entrepreneurship, taxation policies and regulation, interventions in the market for business advice and regional perspectives on entrepreneurship. Volume II is devoted to policy evaluation studies, covering both 'hard' financial measures and 'soft' interventions focused on information, advice, training and networking.

This insightful collection will be of interest to applied entrepreneurship researchers and policy makers concerned with evidence based approaches to policy.