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Small Enterprise Development In South-East Europe presents important findings from recent empirical research on key factors, which hinder sustainable SME growth in South-East Europe. Finance is identified as a critical barrier to growth, and the role of commercial banks, micro-finance institutions and credit cooperatives in assisting growth is addressed. Yet finance alone is not enough. A rebuilding of social capital, a reduction of the unofficial or grey economy, and the promotion of inter-firm networks and clusters are also of vital importance in promoting sustainable growth. The book concludes with critical analyses of SME policies in Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia, countries which hitherto have received little attention in the literature.
Small Enterprise Development in South-East Europe will be of great interest to policy makers, business consultants, and academics and post-graduate students working on economic development and reconstruction in South-East Europe.
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Introduction
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Book Title: Small Enterprise Development in South-East Europe
Book Subtitle: Policies for Sustainable Growth
Editors: Will Bartlett, Milford Bateman, Maja Vehovec
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0959-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7040-2Published: 31 May 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5324-9Published: 05 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0959-2Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 324
Topics: Development Economics, Political Science, Economic Growth