A fresh approach to studying entrepreneurialism – which combines policy with individual drive – provides the insights needed to identify and address bottlenecks says Erkko Autio
Promoting entrepreneurialism is increasingly seen as a central plank of national economic strategy, as evidenced by a proliferation of entrepreneurship policies.
But what does the notion of an ‘entrepreneurial country’ mean? By now, it is widely accepted that an ‘entrepreneurial’ country does not simply mean that there are more entrepreneurs. After all, Uganda has the highest self-employment rate on the planet, followed closely by countries such as Peru. Even if these two countries have many merits, they are hardly leading examples of economic productivity and dynamism.
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