Government Incentives for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

An International Experience

• Author(s): Mahmoud M. Abdellatif, Binh Tran-Nam, Marina Ranga, Sabina Hodžić,
• Publisher: Springer Nature
• Pages: 274
• ISBN_10: 3031101197
  ISBN_13: 9783031101199
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship , Business & Economics / Corporate Finance / General , Business & Economics / International / General , Political Science / Public Policy / General , Business & Economics / Public Finance , Business & Economics / General , Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration ,

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This book examines the role of government fiscal and non-fiscal incentives in spurring innovation and entrepreneurship in developed and developing economies. It explores and examines the role of government programs in different stages of firm growth pre-startup, startup, and scale-up. By developing a theoretical framework and reviewing international evidence, the book identifies the best combination of government incentives to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship, and provides concrete policy recommendations for decision-makers. Some of the issues tackled in this book include national innovation policy, innovation support programs, effectiveness of the support, challenges associated with the programs, risk-sharing and partnerships for innovation. This book is of interest to academics, students, practitioners, policymakers, governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as other stakeholders who wants to be informed about the challenges, progress and current trend in stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship.