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Entrepreneurship in post-socialist economies: A typology and institutional contexts for market entrepreneurship

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There is growing recognition among post-socialist (PS) economies that free-market entrepreneurship is essential for ultimately improving their economic future. The promotion of market entrepreneurship, however, has been a challenging experience for these economies. This paper examines various forms of entrepreneurship in PS economies. Drawing upon the institutional theory, we also highlight the clear contexts and attendant mechanisms associated with institutions–entrepreneurship nexus in PS economies’ contexts.

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Notes

  1. See: www.policy.hu/szilagyi/respaper.htm.

  2. See: “Commission targets undeclared work”, www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/1998/04/feature/eu9804197f.html.

  3. We thank an anonymous JIEN reviewer for suggesting this.

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Kshetri, N. Entrepreneurship in post-socialist economies: A typology and institutional contexts for market entrepreneurship. J Int Entrep 7, 236–259 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-009-0039-9

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