Public policies and venture capital in supporting SMEs: an economic comparison of available instruments (sono ascrivibili a E. Catelani il paragrafo "The regulation context" e il paragrafo "Some possible alternatives")

In the present economic conditions public bodies are compelled to rethink assistance given to small and medium enterprises in access to credit while venture capital, mutual guarantee provisions and collateral may help these firms to avoid dangerous short-circuits between demand and offer of financial resources.