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This book offers an in-depth account of the evolution of Quebec’s and Scotland’s policy strategies in the entrepreneurial finance sector and venture capital more specifically.
List of contents
Graphs, Tables, and Figures
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction: Hidden Developmental States
1. Minority Nationalism and Economic Policymaking
Minority Nationalism and Policy Asymmetry
Comparative Political Economy
Economic Nationalism
Scope and Case Selection
Methodology
Outline of the Book
2. Explaining Public Involvement in Venture Capital: Theoretical and Historical Overviews
Explaining Public Sector Involvement in Venture Capital
The Evolution of Public Sector Involvement in Quebec, 1960s-1990s
The Evolution of Public Sector Involvement in Scotland, 1960s-1990s
3. Quebec, 1990-2003
The Bourassa II and Johnson Administrations (1989-1994)
The Parizeau and Bouchard Governments (1994-1998)
The Bouchard and Landry Governments (1998-2003)
Concluding Remarks
4. Scotland, 1990-2003
Strategic Policymaking in Pre-Devolution Scotland (1990-1997)
The "Statecraft Phase" (1997-2003)
Concluding Remarks
5. Quebec, 2003-2018
The First Charest Administration (2003-2007)
The Second and Third Charest Administrations (2007-2012)
The Marois (2012-2014) and Couillard (2014-2018) Governments
Concluding Remarks
6. Scotland, 2003-2018
The Second SLP-SLD Administration (2003-2007)
The First SNP Government (2007-2011)
The Second and Third SNP Governments (2011-2018)
Concluding Remarks
7. Discussion and Conclusions
General Overview
Evaluation of Findings
Final Remarks: Contributions and Avenues for Further Research
Bibliography
Appendix: List of Interviews
About the author
At the time of writing,
X. Hubert Rioux was a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow (2017-2019) at the École nationale d’administration publique (ÉNAP).
Summary
This book offers an in-depth account of the evolution of Quebec’s and Scotland’s policy strategies in the entrepreneurial finance sector and venture capital more specifically.
