Table of Contents:

1. Business creation: a global phenomenon
2. Economic development: structures and values
3. Subsistence economies: specialization and survival
4. Agricultural economies: exiting farming
5. Agricultural-industrial economies: industry and service
6. Service-industrial economies: education and opportunity
7. Progressive service-industrial economies: values and knowledge based
8. Knowledge-service economies: expertise and fulfilment
9. Transitions: continuity and adaptation
10. Overview and implications

This book examines the significance of business formation, which is endemic in subsistence indigenous cultures, prevalent in developing economies, and a crucial aspect of adaptation in the most developed nations. The author provides systematic comparisons of six stages of economic development that provide information about the economic and social context changes that affect participation in business creation, the sectors where activities occur, and the nature of the contributions to economic growth and adaptation.