The Economics of Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship Revised Edition Contributor(s): Parker, Simon C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521030633 ISBN-13: 9780521030632 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: As self-employment and entrepreneurship become increasingly important in our modern economies, Simon Parker provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the field. Bringing together considerable disparate literature, Parker offers an up-to-date assessment of new research findings. Key issues addressed include raising finance; job creation by the self-employed; growth and exit behavior of new ventures; and the role of government policy in promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship. This book will serve as an essential reference guide to researchers, students and teachers of entrepreneurship. |
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BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Business & Economics | Labor |
Dewey: 338.04 |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 9" (1.11 lbs) 344 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Parker, Simon C.: - Simon C. Parker is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Economics at the University of Durham. He is also Director of the Barclays Centre for Entrepreneurship at Durham Business School. Professor Parker has published widely in economics journals on a variety of issues on self-employment and entrepreneurship. |