Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Glossary of commonly used symbols; 1 Introduction; Part I Entrepreneurship: theories, characteristics and evidence; Part II Financing entrepreneurial ventures; Part III Running and terminating an enterprise; Part IV Government policy; References; Author index; Subject index
Summary
Simon C. Parker provides a timely and comprehensive overview of self-employment and entrepreneurship in our modern economy. Bringing together and assessing the large and disparate literature on the subject, he explores key issues in the field and provides an up-to-date overview of new research findings