Regional Trajectories of Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, and Growth: The Role of History and Culture

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This book offers a dynamic perspective on regional entrepreneurship, knowledge, innovation and economic growth, with a particular focus on the role that history and culture play. The authors provide comprehensive empirical analyses offering unique insights into the spatial patterns of long-term differences of regional self-employment, new business formation, cultures of entrepreneurship, innovation activities, and development. Policy implications from the analyses and a discussion of important avenues for future research complete this unique book combining history, culture, and entrepreneurship. This is a superb book with an original, historical take on entrepreneurship and regional development. It is a landmark study on Germany showing that regional levels of entrepreneurship are persistent and resilient, despite many disruptive shocks. Ron Boschma, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and Stavanger University, Norway This book presents the distilled wisdom of two leading authorities on the link between entrepreneurship and economic prosperity at a regional level. Although its prime empirical focus is on Germany there are clear lessons for scholars and policy-makers in all high-income countries. David J Storey, University of Sussex, UK Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 1-4 Entrepreneurship Culture and Regional Development (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 5-13 Setting the Stage: Self-Employment and New Business Formation in Germany 1907, 1925 and Today (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 15-25 The Persistence of Regional Entrepreneurship (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 27-46 The Case of East Germany (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 47-68 Regional Entrepreneurship Culture and Growth (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 69-94 The Role of Knowledge (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 95-117 Traditions of Self-Employment and the Entrepreneurial Personality Profile of the Population (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 119-131 Summary and Outlook: What Can Be Learned? (Michael Fritsch, Michael Wyrwich)....Pages 133-141 Back Matter ....Pages 143-144