Business Regulation and Public Policy The Costs and Benefits of Comp
For years, businesses have complained about the costs of regulatory compliance, arguing for freedom and flexibility through deregulation. On the other hand, society is becoming increasingly aware of the environmental, safety, health, financial, and other
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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP Series Editors: Zoltan J. Acs George Mason University Fairfax, VA, USA David B. Audretsch Max Planck Institute of Economics Jena, Germany Other books in the series: Hansen, T., Solgaard, H.S. New Perspectives in Retailing and Store Patronage Behavior Davidsson, P. Researching Entrepreneurship Fornahl, D., Audretsch D., Zellner, C. The Role of Labour Mobility and Informal Networks for Knowledge Transfer Audretsch D., Grimm, H., Wessner, C. Local Heroes in the Global Village Landstom, H. ¨ Pioneers in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Lundstrom, A., Stevenson, L. ¨ Entrepreneurship Policy: Theory and Practice Elfring, T. Corporate Entrepreneurship van Stel, A. Empirical Analysis of Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Fritsch, M., Schmude, J. Entrepreneurship in the Region Reynolds, P. D. Entrepreneurship in the United States Congregado, E. Measuring Entrepreneurship: Building a Statistical System Acs, Z., Stough, R. Public Policy in an Entrepreneurial Economy: Creating the Conditions for Business Growth Aydogan, N., Chen, Y.P. Social Capital and Business Development in High-Technology Clusters: An Analysis of Contemporary U.S. Agglomerations Andre´ Nijsen, John Hudson, Christoph Mu¨ller, Kees van Paridon, Roy Thurik Business Regulation and Public Policy: The Costs and Benefits of Compliance
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Editors Andre´ Nijsen Adviser Regulatory Reform, Schoonhoven The Netherlands [email protected] Christoph Mu¨ller University of Sankt Gallen Switzerland [email protected]
John Hudson University of Bath Somerset, UK [email protected]
Kees van Paridon Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands [email protected]
Roy Thurik Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands [email protected]
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Historical Review: 1750–2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andre´ Nijsen
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Reduction of Compliance Costs: An International Perspectiv
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