Entrepreneurship is not a Binding Constraint on Growth and Development in the Poorest Countries

Wim Naudé

No RP2009-45, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: It is often claimed that entrepreneurship is indispensable for economic growth and development. These claims are mostly generated by scholars working in the field of entrepreneurship and management studies. In contrast, development economics scholars seem to be less concerned about entrepreneurship in the development process Who is right? I show that the arguments and evidence marshalled so far fails to convincingly show that entrepreneurship is a binding constraint on development in the poorest countries.

Keywords: Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Institutional economics; Managerial economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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