1. Research Mimicking Policy: Entrepreneurship/Small Business Policy Research in the United States.
- Author
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Dennis Jr., William
- Subjects
ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,SMALL business ,HEALTH insurance ,MEDICAL care ,POLICY sciences - Abstract
This paper proposes that entrepreneurship/small business (E/SB) policy research in the United States imitates American policy. The author presents an overview of the E/SB policy in the United States and its association with E/SB policy research. The author then outlines the state of E/SB policy research in the U.S. and examines its six principal characteristics. According to the author, the U.S. has no small business or entrepreneurship policy. Instead, it has a competition policy in which small business and entrepreneurship play a significant role. The author also presents an example of the interface between policy and policy research to illustrate the six characteristics. The example concerns mandated employee health insurance in the United States. The author concludes with observations from the American experience that may help with understanding the direction E/SB policy research needs to take.
- Published
- 2000