Entrepreneurship and growth in local regional and national economies : frontiers in European entrepreneurship research This state of the art book provides a window on contemporary European entrepreneurship and small business research. The papers selected demonstrate the applied nature of entrepreneurship research as well as the various contributions that entrepreneurship can make to local regional and national development pt. I. Introduction pt. II. Regional perspectives on entrepreneurship pt. III. New venture creation and growth pt. IV. Business exits pt. V. Knowledge based entrepreneurship pt. VI. Entrepreneurship and social inclusion