Economic development is a priority for all nation-states whether developing or developed. In
recent times a few among the developing nations - often referred to as the emerging economies
- have attracted the world's attention because of their fast pace of economic growth. While the
similarities among these nations (for example the BRICS) in the pattern of their economic
growth are highlighted and discussed the differences are often glossed over. This book
therefore attempts to present the diverse ways in which entrepreneurship is facilitated in
emerging economies through a compilation of research papers from six different countries
(India China Singapore Hong Kong Nigeria and New Zealand) belonging to the class of
emerging economies. The papers included in this book cover a variety of topics related to the
creation and management of an entrepreneurial ecosystem such as intercultural interactions
IPR issues government policies for SMEs social entrepreneurship opportunity identification
green entrepreneurship employee entrepreneurship symbiotic ventures and social capital
social fluidity mapping for reducing failure stigma green awareness in the corporate world and
among entrepreneurs venture capital for growth immigrant entrepreneurs entrepreneurial
success and life satisfaction among others. The contributions are supported by an introductory
chapter that provides an integrative framework by unifying the diverse patterns of economic
development in the different countries under various institutional inadequacies as a process of
muddling-through to development necessitated by the non-systematic development of the
ecosystem for new venture creation. This book is indeed a must-read for those interested in
understanding the process of entrepreneurship and economic development in emerging economies.
