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2016 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

2. The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index

verfasst von : Zoltan J. Acs, László Szerb, Erkko Autio

Erschienen in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2015

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The modern “temple” of the entrepreneurial ecosystem is like many temples of the ancient world: both are held up by pillars. Today’s economic ecosystem is supported by the pillars of development, which are held together by the cement of incentives created by institutions that influence the behavior of individuals. If a fully developed economy is to continue to flourish, these pillars need constant attention, continuous improvement, and careful maintenance, and they must be of similar height and strength.

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Fußnoten
1
For a review of the literature, see Acs and Virgil (2011).
 
2
See Easterly (2001), who identifies the slowdowns in the economies of OECD trading partners of LDCs as a possible cause of the disappointing growth performance.
 
3
The following identify several dimensions of entrepreneurship: Gartner (1990), Davidsson (2004), Wennekers and Thurik (1999), Godin et al. (2008).
 
4
The Global Competitiveness Report 2013–2014, p. 22.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index
verfasst von
Zoltan J. Acs
László Szerb
Erkko Autio
Copyright-Jahr
2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26730-2_2

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