Governments and small business

Author(s)

• Bannock, Graham
• Peacock, Alan T.
• David Hume Institute

Bibliographic Information

Governments and small business

Graham Bannock and Alan Peacock

Paul Chapman for the David Hume Institute, c1989

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This major contribution to the growing literature on small business discusses policies in EU member states as well as those in the USA, Japan and other countries. Written in non-technical language and assuming no prior knowledge, Governments and Small Business will interest and challenge everyone in government and the professions.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS Introduction - Alan Peacock Changing Viewpoints Small Firms as Exporters New Business Formation, Unemployment and the Role of Small Business in Economic Growth Britain in the 1980's, Enterprise Reborn? PART TWO: TAXATION Tax Reform and Small Firms An Impossible Dream? A Global Perspective VAT and Small Business European Experience and Implications for North America The Compliance Costs of VAT for Smaller Firms in Britain and Germany PART THREE: REGULATION Social Legislation and its Impact on Employment in SMES Removing Government Burdens on Smaller Enterprises

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA06966163
• ISBN:
  • 1853960357
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 278 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC19 : 338.6/42
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Small firms. Policies of governments
  • LCSH : Small business -- Great Britain