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Navigating the policy stream: Contested solutions and organizational strategies of policy entrepreneurship

open access: yesInternational Review of Public Policy, 2020
In the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), policy entrepreneurs are primarily defined by their ability to promote and seek support for policy solutions.
Livia Johannesson, Martin Qvist
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Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs and their Duration in Self-employment: Evidence from German Micro Data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), we analyze whether necessity entrepreneurs differ from opportunity entrepreneurs in terms of self-employment duration.
Block, Jörn H., Sandner, Philipp G.
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The role of aid agencies within environmental cooperation in Congo Basin: facilitators or policy entrepreneurs?

open access: yesDevelopment Studies Research, 2021
Environmental cooperation in the Congo Basin region is facing a paradox as the region has an inflow of aid but deforestation and poverty continue to grow.
Minette Nago
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Optimization of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policy of Scientific and Technological Entrepreneur Talent Using Regional Competitive Advantage Theory

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Under the background of mass entrepreneurship and innovation, innovative entrepreneurship research is urgently needed for entrepreneurs. The aim was to explore the innovative entrepreneurship consciousness of new entrepreneurs.
Xiaoxuan Yu, Baogui Du
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Policy Entrepreneurs and Change Strategies: Lessons from Sixteen Case Studies of Water Transitions around the Globe

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2010
This paper focuses on the role of policy entrepreneurs in realizing water policy transitions. The central questions are to what extent have policy entrepreneurs played a role in realizing major change in water policies, who are these policy entrepreneurs,
Sander Meijerink, Dave Huitema
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Creating a Policy Environment for Entrepreneurs [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2006
This paper demonstrates that levels of entrepreneurship can be greatly affected by the general policy environment. Using a state-level panel, we estimate the effects of several policy variables on rates of entrepreneurship and find that bankruptcy exemptions, corporate tax rates, and the level of the minimum wage all affect a state's rate of ...
Thomas A. Garrett, Howard J. Wall
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Policy windows, ambiguity and Commission entrepreneurship: explaining the relaunch of the European Union's economic reform agenda [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article explains the relaunch of the European Union's (EU) economic reform agenda in 2010. After repeated delays during 2009, the European Commission scaled back its initial plan for a revived social dimension and instead proposed a strengthened ...

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Exploring Migration and Disaster Nexus

open access: yesThe South Asianist, 2021
The nexus between migration and disaster has commonly been referred to in previous researches. In particular, previous studies often describe migration as a coping strategy for climate and water-induced disasters (WID). Yet, limited studies have explored
Sanju Koirala, Dr.   +3 more
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Towards an empowerment approach in tuberculosis treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative analysis of programmatic change [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2012
Background: Tuberculosis rates in the world remain high, especially in low- and middle-income countries. International tuberculosis (TB) policy generally recommends the use of directly observed therapy (DOT) to ensure treatment adherence. Objective: This
Salla Atkins   +3 more
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Women's entrepreneurship in the Republic of Moldova: special needs and policy priorities [PDF]

open access: yesEastern Journal of European Studies, 2022
The purpose of this article is to identify the characteristics of women entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova and their needs for support in order to argue on the public policy measures. The authors believe that if the women's entrepreneurship support
Natalia VINOGRADOVA   +2 more
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