Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development - 9781138248250

Taylor & Francis

The contributors provide evidence to help policy-makers, researchers, economic development officers, administrators, elected officials and organisations doing business with SMEs, to better understand the issues involved in policy development. Drawing on experience from countries spanning both developed and emerging economies, the book examines the strategies and policies for entrepreneurship and SME development, the tools used to promote entrepreneurship and SMEs, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. > Recent decades have seen substantial growth in the range of assistance programmes for SMEs and entrepreneurs across the world. Once regarded as peripheral to the economy and public policy, the role of small firms and of entrepreneurship is now recognized as of key importance in the economic growth and development strategies of many nations.\nThe range of interventions and support focused on promoting SMEs and entrepreneurship is substantial and expanding, so.