Small Firms and Economic Development in Developed and Transition Economies : A Reader (Hardcover)

1: Introduction; 2: Hunting for New Employment: The Role of High Growth Firms; 3: SMEs and the Innovative Capability of Regions: London's Lee Valley Region in a European Context; 4: Critical Success Factors of New, Technology-Based Firms; 5: Innovative High Growth Start-Ups in Germany: 'Neuer Markt' as a possibility for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs); 6: Public Policies, Research Institutions, and the Development of Entrepreneurial Areas; 7: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Strategies in Transition Economies: An Institutional Perspective; 8: Entrepreneurship in the New Germany; 9: Small Business in Slovenia: Expectations and Accomplishments; 10: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development in Latvia; 11: Living to Survive: The Small and Medium Enterprise Sector in Romania after Ten Years of Transition to a Market Economy; 12: Entrepreneurship and SME Development in Transition Countries: The Case of Bulgaria; 13: Conclusion