Capital, Emerging High-Growth Firms and Public Policy - The Case Against Federal Intervention

Policy makers--Republican and Democrat, liberal and conservative--call for federal intervention to fund emerging high-growth industries, believing they are starved for capital. Congressional hearings, newspapers, industry newsletters, and government reports all assert that capital gaps exist for these firms. But the widely held belief that emerging high-growth firms like those in high technology--so vital to the growth of the U.S. economy--face severe capital gaps, preventing them from starting up or growing to their full potential, is false. This book systematically brings together, for the first time, disparate sources of information from a wide variety of disciplines and synthesizes them into a compelling case against federal intervention.

Scientific studies, conventional wisdom among entrepreneurs and investors, and economic reasoning all fail to support the existence of widespread capital gaps for start-up high-growth firms. Nor does this evidence show capital in short supply in some regions, in industrial sectors including high technology, or for women and minorities. Nor do existing federal programs providing capital to emerging high-growth businesses reveal capital gaps. Rather, they either unnecessarily duplicate private investment or represent poor investment decisions. This study shows that calls for increased federal intervention, using public monies to plug capital gaps, are unjustified.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
The Importance of New High-Growth Firms
Characteristics of High Growth Firms
Development Stage and Finance
Capital Availability
Regional Disparities
Technology-Based Ventures
Women and Minorities
Policy Implications
Appendix
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Terry F. Buss

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Terry F. Buss, Buss Terry F.
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.03.2001
• EAN: 9780275968601
• ISBN: 978-0-275-96860-1
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Sonstiges; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Corporate Finance, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, ECONOMICS: POLICY