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Contents, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, Part I Businessformation, 2 The founders of new manufacturing firms: a note on the size oftheir 'incubator' plants, "(with D.G. Cathcart)," 3 Firm formation inmanufacturing industry, "(with J. Creedy)," 4 How good are the UK VATregistration data at measuring firm births?, "(with C. Conway)," Part IIRegional issues, 5 New manufacturing firms and regional development: someevidence from the Northern region, "(with D.G. Cathcart)," 6 Spatialvariations in the determinants and effects of firm births and deaths, "(withS. Parker)," 7 Differences in regional firm formation rates: a decompositionanalysis, Part III Employment, 8 Unemployment and self-employment: a survey,9 New firms and employment creation," (with R.B.Thomas)," 10 Employmentchange in the small establishment sector in UK manufacturing, Part IV Growthand development, 11 How good are small firms at predicting employment?,"(with J. Ashworth and C. Conway)," 12 Small business growth in the shortrun, "(with C. Conway and P.Kattuman)," 13 The size-age-growth relationshipin not-for-profit tourist attractions: evidence from UK museums, Part VPolicy, 14 Government policies towards business formation: an economicappraisal of a training scheme, "(with R.B. Thomas)," 15 Targeting firmbirths and economic regeneration in a lagging region, 16 Some reflections