Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa pp 35–46Cite as

Palgrave Macmillan

Role of Government

  • Chapter
  • First Online:

  • 301 Accesses

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa ((PSEA))

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the role of government in the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa. Governments can positively contribute to the creation of entrepreneurial ecosystems by providing financial support to promote entrepreneurship education and research. Governments can also enact laws and regulations that create a favorable climate for startups. In addition, governments can facilitate entrepreneurship by fighting corruptions and red tapes and using public media to create awareness of entrepreneurial success.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

References

  • Alarape, A. (2009). On the road to institutionalizing entrepreneurship education in Nigerian universities. International Journal of Management Education, 7(2), 81–87.

    Google Scholar 

  • Anand, V., Ashforth, B. E., & Joshi, M. (2004). Business as usual: The acceptance and perpetuation of corruption in organizations. Academy of Management Executive, 18(2), 39–53.

    Google Scholar 

  • Anokhin, S., & Schulze, W. S. (2009). Entrepreneurship, innovation, and corruption. Journal of Business Venturing, 24(5), 465–476.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Auerswald, P. E. (2015). Enabling entrepreneurial ecosystems: Insights from ecology to inform effective entrepreneurship policy. In Kauffman Foundation Research Series on city, metro, and regional entrepreneurship (pp. 1–32). Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

    Google Scholar 

  • Beugré, C. D. (2010). Resistance to socialization into corrupt systems: A model of deontic justice. Journal of Business and Psychology, 25(3), 533–541.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dreher, A., & Gassebner, M. (2013). Greasing the wheels? The impact of regulations and corruption on firm entry. Public Choice, 155(3), 413–432.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dutta, N., & Sobel, R. (2016). Does corruption ever help entrepreneurship? Small Business Economics, 47(1), 179–199.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Estrin, S., Korosteleva, J., & Mickiewicz, T. (2013). Which institutions encourage entrepreneurial growth aspirations? Journal of Business Venturing, 28(4), 564–580.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fuerlinger, G., Fandl, U., & Funke, T. (2015). The role of the state in the entrepreneurship ecosystem: Insights from Germany. Triple Helix, 2(3), 1–26.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gerba, D. T. (2012). The context of entrepreneurship education in Ethiopian universities. Management Research Reviews, 35(3/4), 225–244.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Glaeser, E. L., & Goldin, C. (Eds.). (2006). Corruption and reform: Lessons from America’s economic history. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Govindarajan, V., & Trimble, C. (2013). Reverse innovation: Create from home, win everywhere. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hechavarria, D. M., & Ingram, A. (2014). A review of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the entrepreneurial society in the United States: An exploration with the global entrepreneurship monitor dataset. Journal of Business & Entrepreneurship, 26(1), 1–35.

    Google Scholar 

  • Isenberg, D. J. (2010a). How to start an entrepreneurial revolution. Harvard Business Review, 88(6), 40–50.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lipsey, R. G., & Lancaster, K. (1956). The general theory of second best. The Review of Economic Studies, 24(1), 11–32.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Murphy, S. (2010). Corporate partnerships for entrepreneurship: Building the ecosystem in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Working Paper of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Retrieved December 10, 2015 from http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/CSRI

  • Ngunjiri, I. (2010). Corruption and entrepreneurship in Kenya. The Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2(1), 93–106.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nwoye, M. I. (1997). The role of the private sector in the promotion of young entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Technovation, 17(9), 521–528.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nye, J. S. (1967). Corruption and political development: A cost-benefit analysis. American Political Science Review, 61(2), 417–427.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ovaska, T., & Sobel, R. S. (2005). Entrepreneurship in post-socialist economies. Journal of Private Enterprise, 21(1), 8–28.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sherman, L. W. (1980). Three modes of organizational corruption in agencies of social control. Social Problems, 27, 478–491.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sherman, P. S., Sebora, T., & Digman, L. A. (2008). Experiential entrepreneurship in the classroom: Effects of teaching methods on entrepreneurial career choice intentions. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 11(1), 29–43.

    Google Scholar 

  • The Economist. (2016, May 12). Tacking corruption: What David Cameron’s anti-corruption summit did and didn’t achieve. Retrieved May 14, 2016 from www.economist.com/news/international

  • World Bank. (2016). Ease of doing business (2016): Going beyond efficiency. Washington, DC.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, USA

    Constant D. Beugré

Authors
  1. Constant D. Beugré
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Copyright information

© 2017 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Beugré, C.D. (2017). Role of Government. In: Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56894-6_4

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation