John Chamard

PUBLIC EDUCATION: ITS EFFECT ON ENTREPRENEURIAL CHARACTERISTICS

ABSTRACT This paper examines the nature of the public education system and its impact on the personalities of students. The typical product of the public system is compared with the archetypal entrepreneur and it is found that schooling is antithetical to entrepreneurship. Finally, the need for remediation at the tertiary education level is established.

Local Control of Regional Enterprise Development Initiatives: The Issue of Sponsors, Agents and Participants

Enterprise development programmes in Australia have traditionally been controlled by the central government. This article describes how a new enterprise development initiative in Australia is moving away from such centralised government control. The initiative is examined in the light of two models: one, the classic approach used by the International Labour Office (ILO) and two, the stake-holder control model. The latter concerns relative control exercised by the three main stake-holders, viz., sponsors, agents and participants in the design and implementation of small enterprise development programmes. The authors argue that the conven tional models of the ILO type presuppose external control by sponsors and agents. The Australian initiative, on the other hand, demonstrates the benefits of mutual control, wherein participants are involved in decision- making about the programme.

Entrepreneurial development in Aboriginal communities in Australia and Canada

This article examines efforts to stimulate entrepreneurship among Aboriginal people in Australia and Canada. It describes the history of the relationship between Europeans and Aborigines in the two countries, including past efforts at economic development, and then compares two quite different approaches being used in the two countries to encourage entrepreneurial ventures among native peoples. Both approaches are in the experimental stage, so it is too early to draw firm conclusions about their usefulness. Preliminary indications are that each approach has strengths which might serve as valuable input to policy-making in the field of economic development strategy.