Small and Medium Enterprises: Concepts and Cases

Contents Section I SMEs: An Introduction Economic Development: The Role of SMEs and the Rationale for Donor Support SMEs in the Global Economy Small in Beautiful: A Study of Economic as if People Mattered Small Scale Enterprise and Sustainable Development Entrepreneurship and SME Innovation Section II SMEs: The Challenges Ahead Financing for Entrepreneurship and SMEs: An Indian Perspective Basel Norms, Indian Banking Sector and Impact on Credit to SMEs and the Poor Risk Management Issues for Small and Medium Enterprises Promoting SME Development: Some Issues and Suggestions for Policy Consideration Section III Cases Sources of Small and Medium Enterprises: Excellent Business Performance in a Service Oriented Economy by Koji Tanabe and Chihiro Watanabe SMEs in Thailand: The Governmental Initiatives by G. Saradhi Kumar China's Credit Tightening: Impact on Small and Medium Enterprises by Tafzeel Ul Majit Nazki