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Chapter 6: China: a focus on local policy: Regional differences in the policy initiatives for entrepreneurial activities

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posted on 2020-11-04, 11:32 authored by Li Xiao, David Smallbone, Jianbo Xu
This chapter focuses on local public policies relevant to small and medium-sized (SME) development and entrepreneurship in China. Previous research has mainly been concerned with specific policies and programmes promoting innovative SMEs and entrepreneurship at the national level. Using documents on entrepreneurship policy initiatives and datasets on SME development in two contrasting provinces covering a period of ten years, entrepreneurship policy in China is shown to be more complex than in most other countries, serving not only entrepreneurial activities but also institutional transition. Geographic disparities in SME development and entrepreneurship are demonstrated through detailed analysis undertaken in Guangdong and Sichuan. Whilst there are marked differences in the policy priorities in Guangdong and Sichuan, all levels of government share a common goal to promote entrepreneurship and innovation.

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School of Business

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Published in

A Research Agenda for Entrepreneurship Policy

Pagination

89 - 102 (14)

Publisher

Edward Elgar

Copyright date

2020

Available date

2021-01-31

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Editors

David Smallbone and Friederike Welter

Book series

Elgar Research Agendas

Language

English

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