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Carpenter, M. Megan --- "Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012) [2012] ELECD 536

Editor(s): Carpenter, M. Megan

Title: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies

Sub-title: The Role of Law

Series: Elgar Law and Entrepreneurship series

Topics: Entrepreneurship; Law and Development

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 31 May 2012

Number of pages: 288

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857934697

ISBN (soft cover): 9781781951897

EISBN: 9780857934703

Abstract/Description:

The very foundation of the economy is changing. Across the United States, primary and secondary sector industries are no longer as viable as they once were – because the particular businesses are no longer profitable, because the underlying resources are no longer as plentiful or desirable, or because human activity is not essential to various aspects of an industry’s operations. As economies evolve from traditional industrial resources, such as mining and manufacturing, to ‘new’ resources, such as information and content, innovation and entrepreneurship are key.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies examines the role of law in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in communities whose economies are in transition. It contains a collection of works from different perspectives and tackles tough questions regarding policy and practice, including how support for entrepreneurship can be translated into policy. Additionally, this collection addresses more concrete questions of practical efficacy, including measures of how successful or unsuccessful legal efforts to incentivize entrepreneurship may be, through intellectual property law and otherwise, and what might define success to begin with.

Expertly researched and widely accessible, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies will appeal especially to students and scholars of innovation, law, and entrepreneurship.