TY - BOOK AU - Shane, Scott A TI - The illusions of entrepreneurship : the costly myths that entrepreneurs, investors, and policy makers live by SN - 9780300158564 U1 - 658.11 SHA PY - 2008/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - Entrepreneurship KW - New business enterprises KW - Success in business N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-200) and index. Contents: America : land of entrepreneurship in an entrepreneurial era? -- What are today's entrepreneurial industries? -- Who becomes an entrepreneur? -- What does the typical start-up look like? -- How are new businesses financed? -- How well does the typical entrepreneur do? -- What makes some entrepreneurs more successful than others? -- Why don't women start more companies? -- Why is black entrepreneurship so rare? -- How valuable is the average start-up? ER -