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Empirical Effects Of Entrepreneurship On Regional Development: A Chinese Local Perspective

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  • XIAOHONG HE

    (Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT, United States)

  • XI CHEN

    (Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT, United States)

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It is a common belief that entrepreneurship active regions tend to have better economic development. This paper aims to examine what changes have occurred on a region’s social, physical (e.g. air, water, soil or health that can affect human physical survival) and economic conditions during a large scale regional entrepreneurial development. Focusing on the entrepreneurially active region, Zhejiang Province of China, the study finds mixed results based on the published statistics by the Chinese Government and information from the U.S. satellite data during the 1980–2010 timeframe. The findings may have policy implications for China’s further progress, as well as for the progress of other developing countries.

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  • Xiaohong He & Xi Chen, 2016. "Empirical Effects Of Entrepreneurship On Regional Development: A Chinese Local Perspective," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 21(01), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:21:y:2016:i:01:n:s1084946716500035
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946716500035
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