Routledge Entrepreneurship, Community, and Community Development - Routledge

This Routledge book explores the critical intersection between entrepreneurship and community development, moving beyond traditional firm-centric analyses to examine how entrepreneurs and communities mutually shape one another. While entrepreneurship is recognised as essential for economic development, job creation, and improved well-being in capitalist economies, scholarly attention has historically concentrated on individual founders and their strategic decision-making. This volume addresses that gap by investigating the emerging frontier of community-entrepreneur relationships, revealing how local contexts influence entrepreneurial activity and, conversely, how entrepreneurs drive community transformation. Part of the Community Development - Current Issues Series, it provides essential insights for researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners seeking to understand the complex dynamics between entrepreneurial ventures and their surrounding communities.