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> GROWING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMY
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> Globalization is making it increasingly imperative that entrepreneurial
> education become a top national priority. The new issue of ERT takes an
> in-depth look at innovative ways to impart entrepreneurial skills to
> workers, both young and old. But teaching business skills alone will not
> bring about economic growth. Policymakers must also create an environment
> that will allow entrepreneurship to flourish.  Below, you will find a
> synopsis of each of this issue's articles:
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> Letter from the Editor
> file name: e30_1.txt
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> Growing an Entrepreneurial Economy
> by CIPE
> file name: e30_2.txt
>
> The creative process of entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of a strong
> private sector that drives growth and propels nations forward. This article
> explores how governments and nonprofit organizations can help entrepreneurs
> blaze a trail of prosperity by implementing appropriate policies and
> support programs.
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> Making Education Count
> Interview with Paul Holden, Director of the Enterprise Research Institute
> file name: e30_3.txt
>
> Paul Holden, an expert on the Latin American reform process, underscores
> the importance of entrepreneurial education to instill the values of
> democratic, market-oriented reforms. However, he stresses that business
> education will not be successful without sound business policies.
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> Policy Options to Promote Entrepreneurship
> by OECD
> file name: e30_4.txt
>
> This article presents some of the conclusions of the OECD's recent study of
> policies that foster entrepreneurship in five countries: Australia, The
> Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.
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> Kenya: Sharing Business Skills
> Victor Pratt, founder and Chairman of Kenya Management Assistance Program
> file name: e30_5.txt
>
> This innovative leader showcases K-MAP's unique mentoring program that
> forges links among large, medium and small enterprises, thereby
> strengthening Kenya's business community. KMAP also offers business
> classes, helps entrepreneurs gain access to credit and works to make the
> country's leaders more pro business.
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> West Bank and Gaza Strip: Teaching Entrepreneurship and Democracy
> by Sarah Kreimer and Jennifer Hidde, respectively, Co-Director of the
> Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development and the Center's Development
> Director
> file name: e30_6.txt
>
> Two officers in this Israeli nonprofit organization explain how its
> entrepreneurial courses help stimulate the Palestinian economy. The Center
> recently added a civil society and democracy component to its business
> curriculum in order to strengthen the practice of civil society in the
> private sector.
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> Strengthening the Voice of Business
> by CIPE
> file name: e30_7.txt
>
> Entrepreneurial training must be coupled with advocacy programs for
> political reform in areas that affect small business. This was the finding
> of programs that organized companies, business associations, and
> women-operated businesses in five diverse countries: Nigeria, Malawi,
> Poland, Paraguay, and Nicaragua.
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> Romania: From Entrepreneurship Education to Policy Advocacy
> by Ion Anton, President of the International Center of Entrepreneurial Studies
> file name: e30_8.txt
>
> This nonprofit organization in Romania pursues a dual-track approach which
> couples business education with advocacy work. The author shares the
> experiences and lessons of the organization's work in Romania.
>
> Teacher's Guide
> file name: e30_15.txt
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> Montenegro: Laying the Foundation of Entrepreneurship
> by Petar Ivanovic, one of the founders of the Center for Entrepreneurship
> in Podgorica
> file name: e30_9.txt
>
> Teaching entrepreneurship to young students in Montenegro-and in other
> countries- is critical to creating popular support for a flourishingcording
> to the Executive Director of this nonprofit organization in the former
> Yugoslavia. He also hopes that its graduate students will help influence
> the Republic's future policy-making process.
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> Building Strength and Confidence
> by Lorraine Corner, Regional Program Advisor of the East & South East
> Regional Office of UNIFEM in Bangkok Thailand
> file name: e30_10.txt
>
> Drawing on her extensive experience training women throughout Southeast
> Asia, this seasoned expert argues that women near the subsistence level
> have special training needs relative to men. According to her, women need
> basic business training, access to credit, and the know-how to develop the
> right products and master the appropriate technology.
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> Educating Women: Teaching the Very Poor
> by Andrina Lever, President of the Women Entrepreneurs of Canada Foundation
> file name: e30_11.txt
>
> The author showcases inspiring examples of women who have surmounted
> tremendous obstacles to establish successful businesses in Canada. She
> concludes that women entrepreneurs benefit from learning, training,
> sharing, and association.
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> South Africa: Kick Starting the Entrepreneurial Revolution
> by Margaret Worthington-Smith and Fiona Macaulay, founders of the Triple
> Trust Organization and Making Cent$, respectively
> file name: e30_12.txt
>
> Triple Trust Organization, a nonprofit organization in South Africa, has
> developed simulation games to teach entrepreneurship to young people and
> adults. Introducing young people to this concept will bring out their
> entrepreneurial characteristics and provide them with the skills required
> to set up and run small businesses.
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> Educating Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs
> by Allan Gibb, Professor at the Durham University Business School, the UK
> file name: e30_13.txt
>
> Confused about the difference between entrepreneurship and business? This
> expert on entrepreneurship discuses the conceptual and practical
> differences between teaching entrepreneurship and business.
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> Latvia: Teaching Business Nationwide
> by Janis Stabins, President, Latvian Entrepreneurship & Management Academy
> in Riga
> file name: e30_14.txt
>
> The challenge of teaching entrepreneurship in a country with little history
> of business development may seem daunting, but the author from this former
> Soviet Republic offers one innovative solution. Among its other projects,
> the organization teaches business skills via television. It is the
> country's second most popular televised educational show.
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