Poverty, social exclusion and enterprise policy: A study of UK policies’ effectiveness over 40 years

Smith, Anne M.; Galloway, Laura; Jackman, Laura; Danson, Mike; Whittam, Geoff

doi:10.1177/1465750318809803

Cited by 19 publications

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“…Entrepreneurship policy in the UK has gone through several cycles (Storey, 1994;Blackburn and Smallbone, 2007;Bennett, 2014;Smith et al, 2019). In many cases, the rationales for these developments and the extent to which research influenced policy decisions are not immediately apparent (Smallbone and Welter, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In an explicit attempt to influence discussions about entrepreneurship policy, these findings were disseminated at the time through 'non-academic' routes, including a pamphlet for the Employment Institute (Storey and Johnson, 1987b), meetings with policymakers and consultancy for the Scottish Development Agency (Storey and Johnson, 1987c). However, the suggested policy implications were largely ignored by policymakers, who at the time appeared to be primarily concerned with an ideologically driven project to create a low-tax, low-regulation enterprise economy (Smith et al, 2019).…”

Section: Selectivity In Business Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The policy impact of entrepreneurship research: challenging received wisdom

Johnson

2022

Evidence &Amp; Policy

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Background:Studies of the policy impact of entrepreneurship research are largely based on linear, instrumental conceptions of impact and have tended to ignore the complex, political and relational nature of the research-policy nexus, resulting in misrepresentation and understatement of the policy impact of this relatively recent field of research. Methods:Review of relevant literature and policy documents. Aims and objectives:We reassess the relationship between entrepreneurship research and selected policies in the UK since the early1980s and we identify the potential for research to influence policy, drawing on the extensive and growing policy impact literature that has not to date focused on the entrepreneurship domain. Findings:The impact of research on policy occurs through complex mechanisms operating in multiple spatial, temporal and other contexts. The primary contribution of this paper is to highlight the potential significance for this policy field of conceptual and enlightenment impacts over the long term. Significantly, we suggest that some research that was not explicitly driven by policy concerns – and which challenged existing orthodoxy – had some influence on UK entrepreneurship policy developments over the 1980–2020 period. Discussion and conclusions:We call for focused research to improve our understanding of the entrepreneurship research-policy nexus in different contexts and we advocate for the development of ecosystems that enable stakeholders to address the creative tension between ‘rigour’ and ‘relevance’ in business and policy research.

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The policy impact of entrepreneurship research: challenging received wisdom

Johnson

2022

Evidence &Amp; Policy

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“…Узагальнення наукового доробку іноземних вчених щодо оцінювання ефективності СП дає право стверджувати, що серед них переважають ті, які спрямовані на визначення ефективності окремих векторів та складових СП, зокрема соціального виключення [31], багатства та бідності [ 14], соціальної корисності державних закупівель [ 15], житлової політики в контексті пом'якшення соціальної нерівності [ 8]. Однак, комплексне оцінювання ефективності СП в рамках іноземних досліджень представлено досить обмежено.…”

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Social safety as a criterion for the effectiveness of social policy: theoretical aspect, methodological principles of evaluation and reality in Ukraine

Yurchyk

2022

Social and labour relations: theory and practice

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The unresolved and aggravated social problems and risks in Ukraine necessitate the search for approaches to assessing the effectiveness of the social policy. Based on the generalization and critical analysis of existing scientific developments, it has been proved that one of the criteria for the effectiveness of social policy can be the level of social safety. In this regard, the purpose of this paper is to develop a methodological framework for assessing the effectiveness of national social policy based on the level of social safety. On the basis of the conducted research, it has been established that today there is no single methodology for assessing the level of social security in science. They can be divided into methods of survey, observation, and comparison of indicators, as well as integrated evaluation. In Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy calculates the level of social safety based on the integrated assessment method. The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of all indicators of social safety under current methods and suggests ways to modify them to increase the objectivity of the results. Based on the calculations, it is proved that the effectiveness of national social policy in terms of the level of social safety, which is calculated according to the author’s approach, is much lower.

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“…By issuing our call for papers on ‘Advancing the Understanding of Value in Entrepreneurship’, we sought to examine heterogeneous perspectives on the varied contributions that entrepreneurship can make to the economy, society, and the individual. In contrast to the focus on (entrepreneurial) value in terms of economic output measures found embedded across different settings including in policy (Smith et al, 2019) and research (Ketchen Jr. et al, 2007), the collection of papers in this Special Issue give a voice to diversity, interrelationships, and context as key components of entrepreneurship and its value. For example, the interplay and heterogeneity of place and space, time, type of entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurs themselves, in the creation and experience of value in different forms are examined.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%