Introduction Chapter 1. Motivation, Myth and Reality Chapter 2. The Current State of Play Chapter 3. MK I Brexit AD410 (Coins, Towns, Supply Chains and All That) Chapter 4. The Road From Rome in the 1530's Chapter 5. Elizabeth I - The Prgamatic Problem Solver Chapter 6. The Global Innovation Economy Chapter 7. The Generational Divide Chapter 8. The Left Behind Chapter 9. International Dimensions Chapter 10. Popularism and the Internet Chapter 11. Which Brexit This Time?
Nigel Culkin is Professor of Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Development at the University of Hertfordshire. He has published widely in the areas of small business leadership, entrepreneurial universities, graduate entrepreneurship and the creative industries, as well as completing projects for UK and overseas government agencies, large multinational organisations and Research Councils. In 2014, he was elected to the post of President at the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE); and, in 2015, was invited to join the prestigious Peer Review College at the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Nigel is a regular attendee at the UNCTAD Expert Meeting on entrepreneurship and building productive capacities, held in Geneva. Richard Simmons is an economist with enduring expertise in SMEs as innovation engines. Richard has a strong belief in market solutions, with interests in growth processes, ethical financing and dynamic (including monetary) equilibrium in an entrepreneurially driven and financially sophisticated world. Formerly holding senior regional and global management roles in various leading-edge high technology and medical device firms, Richard has lived and worked globally. He now advises a senior global investor based in Riyadh.
‘Culkin and Simmons new book offers an insightful, timely and fresh
perspective on Brexit. Tales of Brexits Past and Present provides a
novel historical perspective of prior Brexit-type situations
interwoven with evaluations of future impact. Since the EU
referendum in June 2016, attention has been invariably focused on
the rationale behind Britain’s decision to leave; however, as we
approach the start of the transition period, the real question for
the UK’s economy is what will Brexit mean in terms of
entrepreneurial innovation and growth? The authors present a series
of questions and pointers towards potential solutions based around
14 propositions in order to understand the many challenges and
opportunities that Brexit offers for entrepreneurs, innovators and
policy makers. This book offers a meaningful and valuable
contribution to the debate that I would highly recommend.’
*Dr Paul Jones, Editor in Chief, International Journal of
Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research and Professor of
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Swansea University, Wales*
‘There is a sense that Brexit is territory uncharted, that what we
are experiencing is entirely unprecedented. This book explains
that, really, there have been similarly disruptive experiences in
Britain, and in England in particular. The book is part history
lesson, part stakeholder manual and in part a stepping stone to
help wider public debate. It advocates socially responsible policy
to enable people to aspire, a focus on supply and markets, and in a
departure from most economic and political narratives, it uses the
experiences of the past as underpinners for a rational approach to
how opportunity might be engendered in the future. In doing that,
in the current context of panic-laden Brexit noise, it delivers
informed commentary and sensible suggestion.’
*Dr Laura Galloway, Professor of Business & Enterprise, Edinburgh
Business School, Scotland*
‘It is said that, History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second
as farce. But what if Brexit is already the fourth time the same
drama unfolds? In their socio-economic tour through English
history, Culkin and Simmons provide three illuminating case studies
of how the English have tried to break away from the continent
before. A highly enjoyable and informative read that will provide
new arguments for both ‘Remainers’ and ‘Brexiteers’, as well as
much needed insight for European scholars trying to make sense of
British sensibilities.’
*Dr Norbert Morawetz, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship,
Henley Business School, England*
'The one certainty, at this stage of developments is uncertainty,
no one really knows how BREXIT will all pan out. We can speculate,
that’s all. As ever the matters in Ireland, in particular the
border in Ireland is proving an obstacle and possibly a brake on a
smooth exit for the UK. Will there be a hard border? And so, what
if there is or even where will it be? In a recent survey undertaken
by the Ulster University Business School most business
entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland who responded felt they could
deal with the uncertainty that BREXIT would throw up at them. NI’s
business owners have demonstrated themselves to be entrepreneurial
in the past, they are the sort of people who know a thing or two
about how to deal with uncertainty and change. Culkin and Simmons
present us with a radical new perspective on the issues, providing
us with a different lens through which to view the possibilities
and challenges facing modern-day UK. Historically Britain has been
here before and survived. The authors contribute to the ongoing
debate thrown up by BREXIT as to its benefits and threats. It is
likely to be one that will go on for some time yet, engaging
opinion in Ireland and across the European Union, never mind the
UK. This text is a timely addition to that debate.’
*Dr Pauric McGowan, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Business
Development, Ulster University Business School, Northern
Ireland*
The authors use experiences and lessons learned from three previous
"Brexits"--the end of Roman Britain, the break with Rome in the
1530s, and the settlement of Elizabeth I--to evaluate the
opportunities and challenges of today's Brexit. They discuss
motivations for Brexit, the process of leaving the European Union
and the UK's underlying economic situation as it faces Brexit, the
three previous Brexits and their lessons for today, and the role of
competition in the global innovation economy, the generational
divide, the group of people who feel left behind, international
dimensions, and popularism and the internet, as well as how to make
Brexit work.
*(protoview.com)*
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