Leading international scholars provide a timely reconsideration of how and why entrepreneurship matters for economic development, particularly in emerging and developing economies. The book critically dissects the evolving relationship between entrepreneurs and the state.

PART I: INTRODUCTION Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: An Introduction; W.Naudé Innovative Enterprise and Economic Development; W.Lazonick PART II: MEASURING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Designing Composite Entrepreneurship Indicators; D.Avanzini Measuring Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries; S.Desai The Impact of the Business Environment on the Business Creation Process; L.Klapper , J.Manuel Quesada  & A.Lewin Measuring the Business Environment for Entrepreneurship in Fragile States; C.Guglielmetti PART III: POLICIES, INSTITUTIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP From the Managed to the Entrepreneurial Economy: Considerations for Developing and Emerging Economies; R.Thurik The Impact of Institutions on Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries; J.Ernesto Amorós Policy and Institutional Reform and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries; M.Baliamoune-Lutz Human and Social Capital in Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries; G.Rooks, A.Szirmai  & A.Sserwanga PART IV: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE STATE Is Pro-active Government Support Needed for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries?; W.Naudé Entrepreneurship and the Developmental State; W.Lazonick Entrepreneurship, Development and the Spatial Context: Retrospect and Prospects; P.Nijkamp Non-state Sovereign Entrepreneurs and Non-territorial Sovereign Organizations; J.Brauer  & R.Haywood PART V: CONCLUSION Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Policy Design; W.Naudé