Entrepreneurship and growth are central concerns of policy makers around the world. Local Heroes in the Global Village introduces public policies for the promotion of entrepreneurship on a comparative, primarily German-American level. The book contributes to the debate what role public policies play in stimulating national and regional economic growth. With a better understanding of the complexity and variety of existent entrepreneurship policies in the U.S. and Germany the reader of this volume will be able to formulate best practice, hands-on strategies which aim to promote nations as well as regions in an "entrepreneurial economy".

Brings together leading figures in innovation and entrepreneurship policy from the United States and Germany to discuss the common challenges facing their economies

Globalization and New Entrepreneurship Policies.- Entrepreneurship Policy in Comparative-Historical Transatlantic Perspectives.- The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy.- Entrpreneurship Policies in Germany and the U.S.A..- European Integration and the Challenges for Economic and Research Policy.- U.S. Federal Policies for Innovative Start-Ups: Lessons in Social Capital Formation and the Role of the Research University.- Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Ecosystem Policy Lessons from the United States.- Assessment of Entrepreneurship Policies.- Entrepreneurial Behavior in Differing Environments.- Entrepreneurship in German Regions and the Policy Dimension - Empirical Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM).- Assessment of Entrepreneurship Policies Across Nations and Regions.- Implications and Recommendations.- The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Implications for Europe.