""This book examines the current state of crowdfunding. It also explores challenges, opportunities, and limitations of crowdfunding"--Provided by publisher"--.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Book Series
• Editorial Advisory Board
• Table of Contents
• Detailed Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• Chapter 1: An Empirical Study on the Determinants of Success of Crowdfunding Projects
• Chapter 2: Investors' Motivations in Different Types of Crowdfunding
• Chapter 3: Lending Crowdfunding and Regional Development
• Chapter 4: Crowdfunding
• Chapter 5: Crowdfunding Platforms Dynamics
• Chapter 6: Is an Offline Sharing Economy Innovation Transmissible Online?
• Chapter 7: Characteristics of Successful Securities Crowdfunding Campaigns in the United States
• Chapter 8: The Power of Words in Crowdfunding
• Chapter 9: Is Crowdfunding One Way to Pay Education?
• Chapter 10: Crowdfunding
• Compilation of References
• About the Contributors
• Index