ABSTRACT
This part introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. The part examines the discussion moves from the general to the more specific, and argues that entrepreneurship is complex, multidimensional, and can take a variety of forms. It provides a framework of criteria including adaptation, mitigation, and quality of life that can be used when evaluating specific examples of entrepreneurship. The part discusses each of the four varieties of entrepreneurship was evaluated with reference to the relevant criteria. By looking at entrepreneurship in such a way, the complexity of entrepreneurship is preserved, on the one hand, while a somewhat standardized method of judging and evaluating is provided, on the other. It is hoped that in an era of rapidly expanding economic growth, social change, and cultures exchanges, such perspectives will prove useful.
