Entrepreneurship in Pacific Asia

The following sections are included:

• Foreword

• Contents

• Preface

• Acknowledgements

In this book, the word “entrepreneurship” refers to the economic undertaking of entrepreneurs. This is based on the classical definition ofthe word, which can be traced to the German unternehmung (literally: undertaking) and to the French entreprendre (literally: between taking). The agents of entrepreneurship are entrepreneurs (from the French entrepreneurs, literally: between takers). The flagships of entrepreneurship are small and medium enterprises (SMEs)…

The following sections are included:

• The East

• Heterogeneity

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• Public Policy

• The Nature of Entrepreneurship

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• Public Policy on Entrepreneurship in China

• Special Administrative Regions of China

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• Ethnic Diversity

• The Chinese in Indonesia

• Culture and Entrepreneurship in Indonesia

• Public Policy on Entrepreneurship
  • At the National Level
  • Provincial Efforts
  • International Entrepreneurship

• Non-Governmental Assistance to Entrepreneurs

• Sentras

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• Culture in Japan

• Public Policy on Entrepreneurship in Japan

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• Public Policy in the Republic of Korea

• Trends
  • Development of a Domestic Component Industry
  • Exports
  • Productivity

• Toward the Crisis

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• Changing Public Policies on Entrepreneurship

• The Traditional Belief System

• The Entrepreneurship Sector

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• The Ethnic-Chinese in Malaysia

• Public Policy

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• The People

• A Tradition of Chinese Entrepreneurship

• Facilitating Entrepreneurship in the Philippines

• Constraints on Entrepreneurship

• The Entrepreneurship Sector Today

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview
  • Pre-Colonial Times
  • Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

• A Centre of Entrepreneurship

• A Multicultural Society

• Public Policy on Entrepreneurship in Singapore

• Internationalising Singaporean Entrepreneurs

• Technopreneurship 21

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• The Impact of Credit Policy on Entrepreneurship in Taiwan
  • Model I
  • Model II

• The Case of Taiwan

• Taiwanese Entrepreneurs & the Asian Crisis

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• The Influence of Buddhism in Thailand

• Public Policy on Entrepreneurship in Thailand
  • Early Economic Development Plans
  • The Board of Investment
  • Changing Priorities
  • Major Reform

• Making Entrepreneurship Central to Industry

• The Financial Crisis in Thailand

• Foreign Assistance for Entrepreneurs

• Ethnic-Chinese Entrepreneurs in Thailand

• Women Entrepreneurs in Thailand

• Toward the Future

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Historical Overview

• Government Policy in Vietnam

• Building a Financial Infrastructure

• The Effect of Doi-Moi

• Toward the Future

This book has surveyed the evolution of public policy on entrepreneurship in different contexts. Although governments across Pacific Asia recognise the importance of entrepreneurship, the emphases of their respective promotion efforts differ greatly, reflecting national priorities, demographic factors and cultural values. Likewise, the entrepreneurship sector reflects historical and cultural factors, as well as public policy…

The following sections are included:

• Bibliography

• Index