Prof Maura Sheehan M.Sheehan@napier.ac.uk
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Business Start-Ups & Youth Self-Employment: A Policy Literature Review Synthesis Report
Sheehan, Maura; McNamara, Andrea
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Andrea McNamara
Abstract
This report provides an overview of the policy literature on self-employment and entrepreneurship, focusing on young people in Europe with a particular focus on six European Union (EU, hereafter) Member States: Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. It is the deliverable for Task 1 of Work Package 7, Self-Employment. First, we examine the range of definitions of self-employment. The importance of differentiating between self-employment and entrepreneurship is emphasised. Second, we provide an overview of EU and national level policies to encourage self-employment and entrepreneurship with a focus on the six EU Member States (six study countries, hereafter) in the study. Third, we critically examine concerns associated with the quality of self-employed work. This highlights some of the problems associated with earnings, working hours, enterprise sustainability and the potential job creation capacity for start-ups. Finally, to facilitate country case studies, the key research questions of the study are presented.
Working Paper Type | Discussion Paper |
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Publication Date | Apr 17, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Feb 20, 2020 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2538425 |
Publisher URL | https://www.style-research.eu/wp-content/uploads/ftp/D_7_1_Business_Start-Ups_Youth_Self-Employment_Policy_Literature-Review_FINAL.pdf |
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