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Despite a wealth of efforts that examine separately the role entrepreneurs and universities play in economic development, no systematic effort has been made to examine the role universities play in promoting economic development through entrepreneurship. This book fills that gap, focusing on policy aspects of government-university partnerships with a discussion both of best practices and problematic strategies.
The book begins by tracing the history of American government-university-industry partnerships that have promoted economic development. In succeeding chapters, well-known scholars focus on linkages in different domains such as: technology transfer, innovation networks, brain drain, cluster-based planning, and manufacturing. Practitioner commentaries follow many of the chapters in order to present an evaluation of the arguments from the perspective of someone directly involved in the fostering of these relationships.
Non-technical and accessible in nature, the chapters summarize existing knowledge and research in order to help policymakers, foundations, university officials, business leaders and other stakeholders create and enhance partnerships between universities and governments that encourage economic development through entrepreneurship.
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Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship NEW HORIZONS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP Series Editor: Sankaran Venkataraman Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia This important series is designed to make a significant contribution to the development of Entrepreneurship Studies. As this field has expanded dramatically in recent years, the series will provide an invaluable forum for the publication of high-quality works of scholarship and show the diversity of issues and practices around the world. The main emphasis of the series is on the development and application of new and original ideas in Entrepreneurship. Global in its approach, it includes some of the best theoretical and empirical work with contributions to fundamental principles, rigorous evaluations of existing concepts and competing theories, historical surveys and future visions. Titles include original monographs, edited collections, and texts. Titles in the series include: A General Theory of Entrepreneurship The Individual–Opportunity Nexus Scott Shane Academic Entrepreneurship University Spinoffs and Wealth Creation Scott Shane Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship Government, University and Business Linkages Edited by Scott Shane Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship Government, University and Business Linkages Edited by Scott Shane Case Western Reserve University, USA NEW HORIZONS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA © Scott Shane 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Glensanda House Montpellier Parade Cheltenham Glos GL50 1UA UK Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. 136 West Street Suite 202 Northampton Massachusetts 01060 USA A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Economic development through entrepreneurship : government, university and business linkages / edited by Scott Shane. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Economic development—Effects of education on—Congresses. 2. Universities and colleges—Government policy—United States—Congresses. 3. Industrial policy—United States—Congresses. 4. Regional planning—United States—Congresses. I. Shane, Scott Andrew, 1964– HD75.7.E27 2006 338.9—dc22 2005046194 IS