Engines of Economic Prosperity: Creating Innovation and Economic Opportunities through Entrepreneurship

This book considers the extent to which innovation and entrepreneurship are engines of economic prosperity. It brings together theorists and empiricists from diverse backgrounds to provides a comprehensive overview of the field of entrepreneurship, focusing specifically on entrepreneurial developments within Turkey and the surrounding regions and Europe. It looks at innovation, creativity, economic development and women’s empowerment. This book considers the for-profit and the not-for-profit sectors, and examines outcome metrics such as change, sustainability and employment, in addition to economic value.  This book will inspire academics and students to better understand the origins, evolution and impact of new ideas, new organizations, and new industries, and the impact on the economy. 

This book offers an excellent foundation for investigating and questioning current entrepreneurial practices across developed economies. It will also provide the foundations for researching and evaluating new and existing approaches to emerging technologies. Additionally, the book will offer useful insights into the real world, and will appeal to academics in economics and business as well as those studying entrepreneurship on the international scene.

Meltem Ince-Yenilmez is Associate Professor of Labour Economics and Gender Studies in the Department of Economics, Yasar University, Turkey.  She is also Visiting Scholar in the Department of Women`s and Gender Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA; Research Associate at Five College Women's Studies Research Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA and Visiting Researcher at Department of Sociology, Lund University, Sweden.      

Burak Darici is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economic Theory at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Bandırma / BALIKESİR, Turkey.  He is also the Vice-Chair of the Economics Deparment.