Small Business - Theory and Policy

This book, originally published in 1984, examines the role of small firms in Britain, Germany, France and Italy and critically appraises government policies towards them. It reassesses economic theories concerned with concentration and competition, theories which need some re-thinking to accommodate the growing importance of small business.

List of contents

Part 1: The Small Firm 1. Introduction 2. The Small Firm Part 2: New Firm Formation: The Theory 3. The New Firm: An Economic Perspective 4. New Firm Formation: Some Non-Economic Approaches Part 3: New Firm Formation: Some Empirical Results 5. A Survey of New Firms 6. The Personal Characteristics of New Firm Founders 7. Getting Started 8. Finance for the New Firm 9. Impact on the Local Economy Part 4: Implications for Policy 10. New Firms: The Regional Perspective 11. Small Firms Policies: A Critique

About the author

Cyril Levicki

Summary

This book, originally published in 1984, examines the role of small firms in Britain, Germany, France and Italy and critically appraises government policies towards them. It reassesses economic theories concerned with concentration and competition, theories which need some re-thinking to accommodate the growing importance of small business.

Product details

• Authors: Cyril Levicki
• Assisted by: Cyril Levicki (Editor), Levicki Cyril (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138686939
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68693-9
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Small Business; Routledge Library Editions: Small Business
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Finance, Small businesses & self-employed, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Small Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, Small businesses and self-employment, Microeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Freelance & Self-Employment, Finance and the finance industry