Policies are not enough for development, you need people
An analysis of business growth measures reveals the importance of human relationships
The right tools to start and grow businesses in the country. A goal that can of course be shared, but not always so easily achieved. A question of tools, yes, but also of behaviour, of corporate culture, of social relations before economic ones.
In their “Politiche di sostegno alla creazione di impresa in Italia. Attori, sfide e prospettive per l’occupazione e la crescita economica” (Policies to support business creation in Italy. Actors, Challenges and Prospects for Employment and Economic Growth) Domenico Barricelli and Alessandra Pedone address one of the crucial questions on this issue: which support policies to put in place. And how.
The article examines the landscape of policies and key actors supporting business creation in Italy, with a focus on innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The former seen as the “future” of the industrial structure of certain industries; the latter interpreted historically as the backbone of the entire national economy.
Barricelli and Pedone provide an overview of the main regulations and measures at national and regional level, and analyse the crucial role of active labour market policies in promoting entrepreneurship as a tool for social and economic inclusion.
Policies, yes, but also people, as they say. For this reason, the study also focuses on analysing the dynamics of interaction between public and private actors, highlighting the challenges related to bureaucracy, funding and skills, as well as the opportunities offered by innovation and regional cohesion policies.
The results show the importance of cooperation between institutions, companies and associations, universities and research to promote a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem with positive effects on economic development and employment, especially for young people, women and migrants. In other words, Barricelli and Pedone show once again how much the development and economic growth of a country is based on what is most human and cultural.
Domenico Barricelli, Alessandra Pedone
Quaderni di ricerca sull’artigianato, Issue 3/2024, September-December
An analysis of business growth measures reveals the importance of human relationships
The right tools to start and grow businesses in the country. A goal that can of course be shared, but not always so easily achieved. A question of tools, yes, but also of behaviour, of corporate culture, of social relations before economic ones.
In their “Politiche di sostegno alla creazione di impresa in Italia. Attori, sfide e prospettive per l’occupazione e la crescita economica” (Policies to support business creation in Italy. Actors, Challenges and Prospects for Employment and Economic Growth) Domenico Barricelli and Alessandra Pedone address one of the crucial questions on this issue: which support policies to put in place. And how.
The article examines the landscape of policies and key actors supporting business creation in Italy, with a focus on innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The former seen as the “future” of the industrial structure of certain industries; the latter interpreted historically as the backbone of the entire national economy.
Barricelli and Pedone provide an overview of the main regulations and measures at national and regional level, and analyse the crucial role of active labour market policies in promoting entrepreneurship as a tool for social and economic inclusion.
Policies, yes, but also people, as they say. For this reason, the study also focuses on analysing the dynamics of interaction between public and private actors, highlighting the challenges related to bureaucracy, funding and skills, as well as the opportunities offered by innovation and regional cohesion policies.
The results show the importance of cooperation between institutions, companies and associations, universities and research to promote a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem with positive effects on economic development and employment, especially for young people, women and migrants. In other words, Barricelli and Pedone show once again how much the development and economic growth of a country is based on what is most human and cultural.
Domenico Barricelli, Alessandra Pedone
Quaderni di ricerca sull’artigianato, Issue 3/2024, September-December