Small Business, Big Government and the Origins of Enterprise Policy

The Report of the Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms (the Bolton Committee Report) was produced at a time of significant political change.

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Robert Wapshott is Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haydn Green Institute, University of Nottingham, UK.

Oliver Mallett is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Stirling, UK.

Inhalt

1. Small business and big government 2. The small firm in the age of the giant enterprise 3. From little acorns: The origins and establishment of the Bolton Committee 4. Searching for answers: Listening to small firms and other stakeholders 5. Searching for answers: The Committee's data collection effort 6. Small business and small government? 7. Recommending the future of enterprise policy: A less than dramatic response 8. Bolton 50 years on