Prospects for the Development of Entrepreneurship in the European Union in the Context of the Strategy Europe 2020. Cover Image

Perspektywy rozwoju przedsiębiorczości w krajach Unii Europejskiej w kontekście strategii „Europa 2020”.
Prospects for the Development of Entrepreneurship in the European Union in the Context of the Strategy Europe 2020.

Implications for Poland

Author(s): Małgorzata Jabłońska
Subject(s): National Economy, Supranational / Global Economy
Published by: Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Europe 2020; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; SMEs; Innovation Union;Development;

Summary/Abstract: The main factor in improving the level of socio-economic development of the region, its competitiveness and investment attractiveness, in addition to the endogenous growth factors, environmental sustainability and openness of the region, is a dynamically functioning business sector,which is the core of each of the regional economy – especially the SME sector. Modern economics is based on the paradigm of enterprise economy guardian of the diversity of production, technological progressand innovation. The basis for the economic development of this conceptare those small and medium-sized enterprises, which are the source of competitiveness and changes in the environment and social-economic. The European Union has set a concrete plan, which has lead to the implementation over the period 2010–2020 fi ve specific purposes including: innovation, education, employment, social inclusion and climate change/energy. In each of these areas, all Member States have designated, in turn,their own national targets. The Strategy Europe 2020 is equipped with appropriate instruments, which are to contribute to the development of entrepreneurship in the EU. The purpose of this article is therefore toanalyze and assess the development of entrepreneurship in selected EU countries after the implementation of the Strategy Europe 2020.

  • Issue Year: 21/2017
  • Issue No: 4 (84)
  • Page Range: 119-139
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English
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