Youth Entrepreneurship and Local Development in Central and Eastern Europe

Contents: Preface; Introduction: economic transformation and the challenge of youth entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe, Paul Blokker and Bruno Dallago. Part 1 Youth Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment in Transition Economies: From unemployment to entrepreneurship: creating conditions for change for young people in Central and Eastern European countries, Sergio Arzeni and Jay Mitra; Youth entrepreneurship and self-employment as a source of employment in Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, Klaus Haftendorn; The young self-employed in East-Central Europe, Ken Roberts; Increasing youth employment opportunities by assisting business start-ups. The experience of the Hungarian Live Wire Foundation, P r Szirmai. Part 2 Youth Entrepreneurship at Work: a Comparison of New Member Countries and Accession Countries: The strata of young entrepreneurs in post-socialist Hungary: chance or illusion?, Mihály Laki; Supporting youth entrepreneurship: the case of Poland, Aleksander Surdej; Youth enrepreneurship in Slovenia, Miroslav Glas and Blaz Zupan; The development of youth entrepreneurship in Bulgaria, Rossitsa Rangelova; Promoting youth enterprise and self-employment: the case of Croatia, Ivo Bicanic and Marina Lang-Perica; Index.