The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in development: what can be learned from the German experience?
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| author | Hansjörg Herr (Author) Zeynep M. Nettekoven (Author) |
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| contents | The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in development: what can be learned from the German experience? Hansjörg Herr (Author) Zeynep M. Nettekoven (Author) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role for development. Of importance are Schumpeterian SMEs, which include start-ups that trigger innovation, boost productivity and bring about structural change. Normal SMEs, which only adjust to market pressure, are also important fordevelopment and employment. Germany is a role model for SMEs. This is due to several important factors: Germany’s local banking system, which is not profit oriented (made up of Sparkassen, or savings banks); the dual vocational system, with its combination of practical and theoretical education; the high social capital of strong employers’ associations and trade unions; government support of SME clusters and a big, government-owned development bank (the KfW). SMEs in developing countries typically suffer from limited access to long-term and affordable finance, insufficient institutions for developing a skilled class of entrepreneurs and workers, a low income, and poor policies to support economic and social upgrading of SMEs. Economic upgrading in developing countries is necessary, but it will not be successful without social upgrading. Germany – with its high social capital within the framework of a social market economy, its financial and education system, and its government support for SMEs – can stimulate debates about SMEs in developing countries. Global Labour University working paper, no. 53, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry |
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| spellingShingle | The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in development: what can be learned from the German experience? Hansjörg Herr (Author) Zeynep M. Nettekoven (Author) The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in development: what can be learned from the German experience? Hansjörg Herr (Author) Zeynep M. Nettekoven (Author) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role for development. Of importance are Schumpeterian SMEs, which include start-ups that trigger innovation, boost productivity and bring about structural change. Normal SMEs, which only adjust to market pressure, are also important fordevelopment and employment. Germany is a role model for SMEs. This is due to several important factors: Germany’s local banking system, which is not profit oriented (made up of Sparkassen, or savings banks); the dual vocational system, with its combination of practical and theoretical education; the high social capital of strong employers’ associations and trade unions; government support of SME clusters and a big, government-owned development bank (the KfW). SMEs in developing countries typically suffer from limited access to long-term and affordable finance, insufficient institutions for developing a skilled class of entrepreneurs and workers, a low income, and poor policies to support economic and social upgrading of SMEs. Economic upgrading in developing countries is necessary, but it will not be successful without social upgrading. Germany – with its high social capital within the framework of a social market economy, its financial and education system, and its government support for SMEs – can stimulate debates about SMEs in developing countries. Global Labour University working paper, no. 53, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry |
| title | The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in development: what can be learned from the German experience? |
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