Introduction: Why Entrepreneurship? -- Entrepreneurship, the Rule of Law, and Protection of Property Rights -- Taxation and Entrepreneurship -- Savings, Finance, and Capital for Entrepreneurial Ventures -- Labor Markets and Social Security in the Entrepreneurial Society -- Contestable Markets for Entry and Exit -- Mobilizing Human Capital for Entrepreneurship -- Making Entrepreneurship Policy or Entrepreneurial Policymaking .

Open Access

This open access book builds on the European Union’s (EU) Horizon 2020 project ‘Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society’ (FIRES). The authors outline how Europe can move towards more inclusive, innovative and sustainable growth through reforms that will rekindle its entrepreneurial spirit. Based on decades of research and countless discussions with stakeholders, the book also features the FIRES project’s full list of policy interventions and institutional reforms that can help policymakers make that agenda a reality.