Capital, Emerging High-Growth Firms and Public Policy: The Case Against Federal Intervention

by Terry F. Buss

Policy makers--Republican and Democrat, liberal and conservative--call for federal intervention to fund emerging high-growth industries, believing they are starved for capital. Congressional hearings, newspapers, industry newsletters, and government reports all assert that capital gaps exist for these firms. But the widely held belief that emerging high-growth firms like those in high technology--so vital to the growth of the U.S. economy--face...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027596860X
• ISBN13: 9780275968601
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"