Sustaining entrepreneurship and economic growth: lessons in policy and industry innovations from Germany and India

Theoretical Analyses of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.- Introduction: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Germany and India.- The Contribution of Entrepreneurship to Economic Growth.- Efficient Transfer of Public Scientific R&D to Private Firms.- Investing in Labor and Technology: Two "Faces" in India. Comparison of SMEs in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.- Empirical Analyses.- Knowledge Based Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Performance.- What Determines Self-employment Choice in India?.- Entrepreneurship and Innovative Policies for Financing Small Scale Industries in India: An Empirical Analysis.- Demographics and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Germany and India.- Comparing Entrepreneurial Climates of Germany and India: More Similarities than Differences?.- Industry Studies.- Venture Capitalist's Role in Choosing Entrepreneurs: A Study of Indian Biotechnology Industry.- Public R&D Policy: The Right Turns of the Wrong Screw? The Case of the German Biotechnology Industry.- Technological Strategies and Firm Characteristics: A Study of Indian Basic Chemical Industry.- Diversity and the Geography of Technology Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the Indian IT Industry.- Conclusion.- Dynamics of Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth.