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Entrepreneurship in the field of development economics

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This chapter aims to explore the role of entrepreneurship in the field of development economics. This is done in a twofold manner. First, the chapter asks how the concept of entrepreneurship relates to the study field of development economics. Second, the relationship between entrepreneurial activity and economic development is explored by providing a short overview of how entrepreneurship differs between advanced and developing economies, and by discussing a number of theoretical considerations in formalising the role of the entrepreneur in the economic development process.

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Naudé, W. (2010). Entrepreneurship in the field of development economics. In: Urban, B. (eds) Frontiers in Entrepreneurship. Perspectives in Entrepreneurship. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04502-8_4

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