Handbook of research on Asian entrepreneurship Asia is highly regarded as one of the fastest growing regions in the world and this unique Handbook focuses on the internationalization process and entrepreneurial dynamics of small business within the continent. Using a clear and consistent style the Handbook examines more than 40 countries in Asia and allows researchers to compare the environment for entrepreneurship the internationalization of entrepreneurs and the state of small business in different Asian countries. The chapters are authored by well known scholars who provide insight into how government policies have affected the internationalization of small firms in Asia 1. Introduction Vanessa Ratten and Léo Paul Dana 2. Afghanistan Ruth Clarke and Ramdas Chandra 3. Armenia Vahé Heboyan 4. Azerbaijan Elena Sannikova and John F. Cassidy 5. Bahrain Sadiq Sohail 6. Bangladesh Muhammad Mahboob Ali 7. Brunei Stephen W. Litvin 8. Cambodia Richard W. Wright and Malcolm Innes Brown 9. China David Smallbone and Xiao Jianzhong 10. China part 2 Joseph Sy Changco 11. India Shameen Prashantham 12. Indonesia Latif Adam 13. Iran Babak Fooladi and Martine Spence 14. Israel Liora Katzenstein Eli Gimmon Eyal Benjamin and Itay Friedberg 15. Japan Jane W. Lu and Paul W. Beamish 16. Jordan Vanessa Ratten 17. Kazakhstan Sandra Pennewiss 18. Kyrgyzstan Serkan Yalcin 19. Laos Léo Paul Dana and Susanne Barthmann 20. Lebanon Wafica A. Ghoul 21. Malaysia Nnamdi Madichie and Christopher Seow 22. Maldives Isabell M. Welpe and Teresa E. Dana 23. Mongolia Malcolm Innes Brown 24. Myanmar Léo Paul Dana and Frank Lasch. 25. Oman Yochanan Shachmurove 26. Pakistan M. Khurrum S. Bhutta and Adnan Omar 27. Palestine Nidal Rashid Sabri 28. Philippines Maria Carmen Galang and Sonia Tiong Aquino 29. Qatar Yochanan Shachmurove 30. Russia Ruta Aidis Julia Korosteleva and Tomasz Mickiewicz 31. Saudi Arabia Tim Rogmans 32. Singapore Wee Liang Tan and So Jin Yoo 33. South Korea Ed Hopkins and Siri Terjesen 34. Sri Lanka Sudatta Ranasinghe and Jay Weerawardena 35. Syria Wafica A. Ghoul 36. Taiwan Hung bin Ding and Hsi mei Chung 37. Tajikistan Léo Paul Dana 38. Thailand Scott A. Hipsher 39. Timor Leste Mats Lundahl and Fredrik Sjöholm 40. Turkey Serkan Yalcin 41. Turkmenistan Gerard McElwee 42. United Arab Emirates Mervyn J. Morris 43. Uzbekistan Gulnoza S. Saidazimova 44. Vietnam Mai Thi Thanh Thai and Narendra M. Agrawal 45. Doing business in Asia Ilan Alon Wenxian Zhang and Bob Moore 46. Drivers of international entrepreneurship in Asia Vanessa Ratten Léo Paul Dana and Isabell M. Welpe