Closing the regional equity gap? A critique of the Department of Trade and Industry's regional venture capital funds initiative

Regional Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 855-868

  Mason, Colin M ^a   Harrison, Richard T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business angels; Entrepreneurship; Equity gaps; Regional economic development; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0012307056     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340032000128767     Document Type: Article

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