Lerner, Joshua.

Boulevard of broken dreams : why public efforts to boost entrepreneurship and venture capital have failed and what to do about it / Josh Lerner. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009. - ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Kauffman Foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurship .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-217) and index.

Introduction -- A look backwards -- Why should policymakers care? -- Things get more complicated -- The neglected art of setting the table -- How governments go wrong: bad designs -- How governments go wrong: bad implementation -- The special challenges of sovereign funds -- Lessons and pitfalls.

9780691142197 (acidfree paper)

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Entrepreneurship--Government policy.
Venture capital--Government policy.
Industrial policy.

HB615 / .L457 2009

338/.04