This study applies a comparative perspective to the public policies for entrepreneurs and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Ireland. The fundamental hypothesis is that economies in the innovation stage of economic development tend to develop more policies for entrepreneurship than countries in the efficiency stage. Similarly, countries in the innovation stage tend to apply fewer policies to MSMEs than countries in the efficiency stage to encourage development in specific groups, sectors, or regions. This article contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship by analyzing the convergence and divergence of the public policy choices at different stages of economic development.
public policy; entrepreneurship; micro, small and medium enterprises
