Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research vi
3. Contents vii
4. Introduction 1
5. I. International Perspectives on the Nature of Entrepreneurship
6. 1. Explaining International Differences in Entrepreneurship 17
7. 2. Who Are the Microenterprise Owners? 63
8. 3. Business Ownership and Self- Employment in Developing Economies 89
9. 4. Entrepreneurship and Firm Formation across Countries 129
10. 5. Does Less Market Entry Regulation Generate More Entrepreneurs? 159
11. 6. The International Asian Business Success Story? 179
12. 7. Are There Cultural Determinants of Entrepreneurship? 209
13. II. International Perspectives on Policies Toward Entrepreneurship
14. 8. Entrepreneurship and Credit Constraints 243
15. 9. Government Sponsored versus Private Venture Capital 275
16. 10. Is Entrepreneurship Missing in Shanghai? 321
17. Contributors 347
18. Author Index 349
19. Subject Index 353