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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779851403321

Autore

Buss Terry F

Titolo

Capital, emerging high-growth firms and public policy [[electronic resource] ] : the case against federal intervention / / Terry F. Buss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. ; ; London, : Praeger, 2001

ISBN

0-313-00046-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

338.74

Soggetti

Corporations - United States - Finance

New business enterprises - United States - Finance

Venture capital - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Importance of New High Growth Firms; 2 Characteristics of High Growth Firms; 3 Development Stage and Finance; 4 Capital Availability; 5 Regional Disparities; 6 Technology Based Ventures; 7 Women and Minorities; 8 Policy Implications; Appendix Federal Capital Subsidy Programs; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Congressional hearings and government reports have asserted that emerging high-growth firms in the US are starved for capital. This study argues that calls for increased federal intervention, using public monies to plug capital gaps to plug capital gaps, are unjustified.