State capacity has become one of the most discussed concepts in development economics
and political economy. In this survey we argue that the study of economic history provides …

Despite the rapid growth of the small and medium-sized enterprise sector since the 1970s,
rates of entrepreneurial activity in the UK remain moderate by international standards. Since …

Economists typically treat government as something outside the business realm, a sort of
“Lord of the Manor”. Richard Wagner argues that this is the wrong approach and can …

Baumol's [Baumol, WJ, 1990. Entrepreneurship: productive, unproductive and destructive.
Journal of Political Economy 98 (5), 893–921] theory of productive and unproductive …

Over the last 50 years, the community of heterodox economists has expanded, and its
publications have proliferated. But its power in departments of economics has waned …

This well-written book is the first to deal with entrepreneurship in all its aspects. It considers
the economic, psychological, political, legal and cultural dimensions of entrepreneurship …

The" entrepreneurial spirit" is something that has long been associated with the driving force
behind economic progress and growth. Joseph Schumpeter (1942) stated that the key to the …

This paper discusses the inherent tension in the notion of entrepreneurship as developed by
Ludwig von Mises and Israel Kirzner. Given that entrepreneurship is an omnipresent aspect …

Regions have gained a position at the forefront of the economic development policy agenda.
However, the regional approach to economic strategy remains contested. This paper tests …

This paper is a first attempt to apply a robust political economy framework to explain when
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) can contribute to economic development. A robust political …