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Entrepreneurship in Transition Countries: A Review

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  • Ruta Aidis

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The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the key issues surrounding entrepreneurship development in transition countries focusing on six main themes. Though it can be argued that the transition countries started from more or less the same point when they embarked on their transitional path, in this paper, we indicate a number of the differences in initial conditions which further influenced SME development. By surveying the existing literature on SME development, this paper illustrates that as the transition process progresses, entrepreneurship development in transition countries is a story of increasing divergence. The transitional context provides unique opportunities for entrepreneurship activities to develop. However, at the same time this environment presents unique challenges for entrepreneurial development especially knowledge-based entrepreneurship as the free-market system matures within a context with low levels of SMEs and inherited negative views towards entrepreneurship.

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Paper provided by CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN EUROPE,School of Slavonic and East European Studies,University College London (SSEES,UCL) in its series Working Papers with number 61.

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Length: 37 pages
Date of creation: Dec 2005
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  1. Ruta Aidis & Saul Estrin & Tomasz Mickiewicz, 2007. "Institutions and Entrepreneurship Development in Russia:A Comparative Perspective," CEDI Discussion Paper Series 07-03, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University.
  2. John Bennett & Saul Estrin, 2006. "Regulatory Barriers & Entry in Developing Economies," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 824, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
  3. John Bennett & Saul Estrin, 2006. "Regulatory Barriers and Entry in Developing Economies," CEDI Discussion Paper Series 06-02, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University.
  4. Prof. Walter Ruda & Prof. Thomas A. Martin & Benjamin Danko & Dr. Agnieszka Kurczewska, 2012. "Existenzgründungsintentionen von Studierenden – Ein Entrepreneurship-Vergleich von Polen und Deutschland," Proceedings- 10th International Conference on Mangement, Enterprise and Benchmarking (MEB 2012), Óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management.
  5. Maksim Belitski & Julia Korosteleva, 2011. "Entrepreneurship and cities: evidence from the post-communist world," ERSA conference papers ersa11p288, European Regional Science Association.
  6. Richard Woodward & Deniz E. Yörük & Slavo Radosevic, 2011. "Knowledge based firms from Central and East European countries: A comparative overview of case studies," CASE Network Studies and Analyses 428, CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research.
  7. Maksim Belitski & Julia Korosteleva, 2011. "Entrepreneurship and Cities: Evidence from the Post-communist World," WIFO Working Papers 397, WIFO.
  8. Aidis, Ruta & Estrin, Saul, 2006. "Institutions, Networks and Entrepreneurship Development in Russia: An Exploration," IZA Discussion Papers 2161, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

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