| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 83 pages) |
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Directions in development. Private sector development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Private sector development.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Entrepreneurship in Georgia; Policy Recommendations; Notes; Chapter 1 What Drives Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth?; Motivations for Entrepreneurs; Figures; Figure 1.1 Conceptual Framework; Determinants of Entrepreneurship; High-Growth Entrepreneurship; Role of Government; References; Chapter 2 Georgia's Economic Structure and the Role of Entrepreneurship; Motivation; Recent Economic Performance; Figure 2.1 Enterprise Sector Breakdown, 2012; Figure 2.2 Composition of Exports by Level of Technology, 1994-2011 |
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Figure 2.3 Exports of Services, 2010 Figure 2.4 Unemployment Rates by Country, 2011; Figure 2.5 Unemployment by Age, 2011; Figure 2.6 Self-Employment by Age, 2011; Empirical Analysis; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Entrepreneurship and New Firm Growth; Entrepreneurship Landscape; Figure 3.1 Firm Entry Density for ECA and Southern Caucasus Countries, 2012; Figure 3.2 Business Ownership in Europe and Central Asia, 2011; Survey Results; Figure 3.3 Gender and Number of Founders in Sample; Figure 3.4 Education Levels of Founders, by Sector; Figure 3.5 Reasons for Starting a Business; Boxes |
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Box 3.1 Case Study: JSC Margebeli The Role of a Philanthropic Angel Investor figure 3.6 Percentage of Adults Who Reported Saving; Figure 3.7 Contribution in Creating and Sustaining the Competitive Advantage of the Company; Box 3.2 Case Study: Tea Mania-Finding a Niche Market; Box 3.3 Case Study: Pro-Service-Finding an Underserved Market; Figure 3.8 Market Distribution of Sales; Box 3.4 Case Study: Palitra Media-Continuously Diversifying into New Products; Figure 3.9 Share of Total Sales When Product Is Sold to Market Type |
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Figure 3.10 Importance of the Following Sources of Knowledge for Exploring New Business Opportunities for the Company notes; References; Chapter 4 Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Introduction; Innovation and Investment Climate; Figure 4.1 Innovation Rates by Country; Figure 4.2 Innovation Rates by Firm Size, Georgia; Figure 4.3 Corruption Indicator Comparisons; Who Are the Innovators?; Figure 4.4 Innovative Activity by Exporting Status; Figure 4.5 Share of Firms Whose Top Obstacle Is Political Instability; Innovation and Firm Performance; Figure 4.6 Average Annual Sales Growth |
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Figure 4.7 Average Annual Employment Growth figure 4.8 Average Annual Labor Productivity Growth; Notes; Reference; Chapter 5 How Can Government Policies Stimulate Entrepreneurship?; Introduction; Increasing Access to Finance; Simplifying Tax Administration; Box 5.1 Case Study: Brazil-INOVAR; Facilitating Learning from Exporting and Fostering Backward Links through Foreign Direct Investment Growth; Developing Skills; Box 5.2 Case Study: The Republic of Korea-Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development; Increasing Industry-Research Collaboration and In-Firm R & D |
| Summary |
"The central challenge facing the government of Georgia today is the need to find sources of long-term economic growth, particularly through development of the private sector. Key to the dynamism of that sector is entrepreneurial activity, which generates new businesses and fosters competition and economic growth. Fostering Entrepreneurship in Georgia uses data and in-depth case studies to identify the determinants of high-growth entrepreneurial activity. It finds that, while a number of reforms have been undertaken to improve the business environment, a number of constraints to the growth of entrepreneurial and innovative activity remain. Based on these findings, the book outlines broad policy directions for improving the business environment, providing access to finance, developing skills, increasing access to markets, incentivizing firm-level research and development, and raising awareness, and it identifies priority areas for government action. The issues discussed in this book will be of particular interest to policy makers who are aiming to achieve higher growth and job creation through entrepreneurship, as well as to development practitioners and those in the private sector."--Page 4 of cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (World Bank, viewed January 31, 2014) |
| Subject |
Entrepreneurship -- Georgia (Republic)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economic history
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Entrepreneurship
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Industries
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Unternehmer.
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Unternehmensgründung.
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Wirtschaftspolitik.
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Georgien.
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| SUBJECT |
Georgia (Republic) -- Economic conditions
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Georgia (Republic) -- Industries
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| Subject |
Georgia (Republic)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kuriakose, Smita, editor
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| LC no. |
2013478308 |
| ISBN |
9781464800634 |
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1464800634 |
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129984734X |
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9781299847347 |
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1464800626 |
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9781464800627 |
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