| Title | Chapter 1: Entrepreneurial ecosystems and local economic development: A systematic review |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK527.01 |
| Landing page | https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/527 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Natanya Meyer, Marius Venter & Niel Kruger (eds.). Licensee: AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. The moral right of the editors and authors has been asserted. |
| Publisher | AOSIS |
| Long abstract | Entrepreneurship has been advocated as one of the key drivers of local economic development (LED) globally. Similar to LED, entrepreneurial ecosystems constitute various stakeholders influencing and interacting with one another, and in so doing, they lead to the creation of more diverse products, services and innovation. Understanding the role of entrepreneurial ecosystems within local regions is important as it allows researchers and policymakers to understand how the various factors and stakeholders within the region contribute to the sustainable development of the local economy. This chapter provides a systematic review of the top-cited articles, published in Scopus, relating to entrepreneurial ecosystems and LED. This is in an effort to contribute to the advancement of knowledge surrounding the recent trends and developments in research regarding entrepreneurial ecosystems within local economies. |
| Print length | 21 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Chané de Bruyn is a research fellow at the Centre for Local Economic Development (CENLED) at the College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds a PhD in Economics. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles ranging from quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method approaches in international and national journals, conference proceedings and book chapters. De Bruyn is a co-editor of the CENLED scholarly book series with AOSIS. Her research focus centres on topics relating to local economic development (LED), development economics, sustainable development and tourism development.
Marius Venter is the director of CENLED at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is responsible for creating a new career path in local economic development (LED). He has successfully completed projects worth ZAR80m to date in LED and entrepreneurship. His achievements include setting up a professional body (Economic Development Council of South Africa [EDCSA]), developing 20 short learning programmes, and a Master’s and a PhD degree programme in LED. Venter is also the director of PASCAL International Observatory Africa, researching various LED-related topics.