Exploring the Entrepreneurial Society

Institutions, Behaviors and Outcomes

Edited by Jean Bonnet, University of Caen Normandy, France, Marcus Dejardin, University of Namur and Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium and Domingo García-Pérez-de-Lema, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain

Entrepreneurship is the engine of economic development, which in turn impacts upon the challenges facing future entrepreneurs. This timely book explores institutional, behavioural and policy issues of primary importance to understanding the entrepreneurial society. Topics covered include entrepreneurship in relation to formal and informal institutions; entrepreneurial choice, orientation and success; entrepreneurial behaviours; entrepreneurial finance, growth and economic crises; and entrepreneurship, social dimensions and outcomes.

“这重要的新卷汇集了领先experts in the world to flush out not only why entrepreneurship matters so much, but also what needs to be done to create a viable and sustainable entrepreneurial society. All scholars and thought leaders in business and policy aspiring to generate an entrepreneurially driven economy and society need to pay careful attention to this insightful book.’
– David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US