Developing Entrepreneurship: Experience in Latin America and Worldwide

Abstract

Originally published in Spanish, 2004, with title: Desarrollo emprendedor : América Latina y la experiencia internacional. Introduction / Juan Jose Llisterri -- Part 1: Comparitive Study of the entrepreneurial processin countries of Latin America, Southern Europe and East Asia -- A systematic approach to enterprise creation / Hugo Kantis -- Dynamic enterprises in Latin America / Hugo Kantis -- The entrepreneurial process: Main contrasts between Latin America and East Asia, Italy, and Spain / Hugo Kantis -- Dynamic local and metropolitan enterprises / Virginia Moori Koenig and Hugo Kantis -- Creating enterprises in traditional and knowledge-intensive sectors / Pablo Angelelli and Hugo Kantis -- Access to financing: A challenge to dynamic enterprise creation / Rogerio Studart and Claudia Suaznabar -- Conclusions and policy implications / Hugo Kantis, Pablo Angelelli, and Juan Jose Llisterri -- Part 2: International experiences in fostering entrepreneurial development -- Initiatives for fostering entrepreneurial development / Hugo Kantis -- Experiences in North America / Hugo Kantis and Juan Federico -- Fosering entrepreneurship initiaties in the United States -- The strategy for promoting new business in the Atlantic region of Canada -- European experiences / Juan Federico ... [et al.] -- The Scottish experience in new firm formation -- The experience of the German EXIST program -- The Italian experiences in fostering entrepreneurship -- Experiences in Latin America / Miguel Bacic ... [et al.] -- The Softex program in Brazil -- Government programs of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires -- "Emprende tu idea" in El Salvador -- Overview: Main lessons for Latin America / Hugo Kantis.