Small firms and local economic development : entrepreneurship in Southern Europe and Turkey / Gül Berna Özcan

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-227) and index

Figures and tables Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 The emergence of SMEs in the world economy 3 Theoretical approaches to SMEs 4 Understanding locality and small business entrepreneurship 5 Politics and the economy of Southern Europe 6 Small firms and regional development in Southern Europe 7 The Turkish economy 8 SMEs in the modern Turkish economy 9 SMEs in Turkish society and the class system 10 Geography of the Turkish economy 11 Three illustrative regions: Denizli, Kayseri and Gaziantep 12 The anthropology of small business 13 Gender relations and the position of women 14 Entrepreneurship and management practices 15 The family and professional backgrounds of entrepreneurs 16 Prospects for local entrepreneurship 17 Sectoral dynamics 18 Business start-ups and failures 19 Growth and survival 20 Innovation, imitation and quasi-networks 21 Understanding the dynamism of small firms 22 New perspectives 23 SME policies and institutional support Bibliography Index