Abstract
Romania, like other former communist countries, is in the situation of reinforcing the SME sector. After many years of a rigidly centralised economy, the result has been a disappearance of any entrepreneurial spirit. In this context, rapid development of the SME sector represents a priority in the complex process of transition, not only for the general reasons which sustain this sector in the developed countries, but also for other specific reasons, as follows:
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the need to supply jobs for the labour force previously employed in the state sector
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the need to promote increased adaptability to market demands
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acceleration of the decentralisation process
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promoting the creation of a “middle stratum” of people
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the need to reinforce the economic basis of political pluralism
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Piturescu, I. (2002). Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Romania. In: Pfirrmann, O., Walter, G.H. (eds) Small Firms and Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe. Technology, Innovation and Policy, vol 14. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57460-3_10
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