Shooting for the Moon: Good Practices in Local Youth Entrepreneurship Support

Entrepreneurship is considered a key driver of economic growth and job creation all over OECD countries. Within this framework, promoting youth entrepreneurship is an area of growing policy interest for OECD national and local governments. Public policy can play an important role in stimulating moti...

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Main Author: Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde
Other Authors: Delaney, Austin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2010
Series:OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Entrepreneurship is considered a key driver of economic growth and job creation all over OECD countries. Within this framework, promoting youth entrepreneurship is an area of growing policy interest for OECD national and local governments. Public policy can play an important role in stimulating motivations and entrepreneurial attitudes in young people and to provide the right set of skills to start-up and run a business. For framework conditions conducive to fostering the development of talents and youth entrepreneurship, taking appropriate action at the local level is of crucial importance..
Physical Description:39 p. 21 x 29.7cm