This book examines the principal routes through which enterprise creation can have a positive impact on local economies.

There is a widespread growth of policies to encourage the development of new enterprises and entrepreneurship, however there have been relatively few studies on

This book examines the role that higher education institutions are currently playing through teaching entrepreneurship and transferring knowledge and innovation

This book brings the reader information on innovative initiatives that have succeeded in bringing new skills to people formerly trapped in low-wage jobs in vari

The impact of COVID-19 on local jobs and workers dwarfs those of the 2008 global financial crisis. The 2020 edition of Job Creation and Local Economic Developme