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‘Surfeiting, The Appetite May Sicken’: Entrepreneurship and the Happiness of Nations
Naudé, Wim; Amorós, José Ernesto; Cristi, Oscar - Maastricht School of Management (MSM) - 2011
We know that entrepreneurs – at least those driven by opportunities – can contribute to economic growth, productivity improvements and competitiveness in national economies.. But do they contribute to happiness on the country level? In other words, does the happiness of nations depend on its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009397066
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New Challanges for Industrial Policy
Naudé, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
This paper calls for a fresh look at industrial policies in the light of recent trends and developments in the global economy. In particular, five new challenges and their implications for industrial policies are discussed. These have been neglected in the debate on industrial policy and include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671377
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Industrial Policy Old and New Issues
Naudé, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
the concept and instruments of industrial policy, the paper reviews the evolution of IP over time, and discusses the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671386
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Peace, Prosperity, and Pro-Growth Entrepreneurship
Naudé, Wim - eSocialSciences - 2010
Support for entrepreneurship is widely seen as a mechanism to facilitate prosperity and peace in a growing number of post-conflict states. In this paper they critically evaluate this view. They argue that entrepreneurship is a ubiquitous quality in post-conflict states but not necessarily always...
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The importance of manufacturing in economic development: Past, present and future perspectives
Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
-productivity activities in manufacturing assume an important role remains a defining feature of economic development. The challenges to attain … countries requires a type of manufacturing sector development that can deliver high-quality employment, that is aligned with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856306
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Entrepreneurship, stages of development, and industrialization
Ács, Zoltan J.; Naudé, Wim - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
evolving, and that it depends on the stage of development of a particular country. …
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Entrepreneurship and economic development: Theory, evidence and policy
Naudé, Wim - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
This paper provides an overview of the state of the art of the intersection of development and entrepreneurship. Given … the neglect of entrepreneurship by development scholars it deals with (i) recent theoretical insights from the … intersection of entrepreneurship and development studies; (ii) the empirical evidence on that relationship between entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712071
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"Surfeiting, the appetite may sicken": Entrepreneurship and the happiness of nations
Naudé, Wim; Amoros, José Ernesto; Cristi, Oscar - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
We know that entrepreneurs - at least those driven by opportunities - can contribute to economic growth, productivity improvements and competitiveness in national economies.. But do they contribute to happiness on the country level? In other words, does the happiness of nations depend on its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712326
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Business under Fire
Brück, Tilman; Naudé, Wim; Verwimp, Philip - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 57 (2013) 1, pp. 3-19
In this article, we provide an introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal of Conflict Resolution devoted to the impact of violent conflict on entrepreneurship in developing countries. First we note that there is insufficient attention in the literature on the impact of violent conflict on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011136264
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What is the (New) Deal with Fragile States?
Naudé, Wim - eSocialSciences - 2012
Poor governance and lack of state capabilities in around 45 countries pose a threat to global security and development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652070