This book analyses the opportunities and barriers for youth entrepreneurship amid systemic change in Central and Eastern Europe. The authors cover different aspects of youth entrepreneurship and its contribution to the debate on youth unemployment in transition economies.

Contents: Preface; Introduction: economic transformation and the challenge of youth entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe, Paul Blokker and Bruno Dallago. Part 1 Youth Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment in Transition Economies: From unemployment to entrepreneurship: creating conditions for change for young people in Central and Eastern European countries, Sergio Arzeni and Jay Mitra; Youth entrepreneurship and self-employment as a source of employment in Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, Klaus Haftendorn; The young self-employed in East-Central Europe, Ken Roberts; Increasing youth employment opportunities by assisting business start-ups. The experience of the Hungarian Live Wire Foundation, P r Szirmai. Part 2 Youth Entrepreneurship at Work: a Comparison of New Member Countries and Accession Countries: The strata of young entrepreneurs in post-socialist Hungary: chance or illusion?, Mihály Laki; Supporting youth entrepreneurship: the case of Poland, Aleksander Surdej; Youth enrepreneurship in Slovenia, Miroslav Glas and Blaz Zupan; The development of youth entrepreneurship in Bulgaria, Rossitsa Rangelova; Promoting youth enterprise and self-employment: the case of Croatia, Ivo Bicanic and Marina Lang-Perica; Index.