Getting to the bottom line on low-interest loans to business: An evaluation of the small cities economic development programme in Minnesota

Regional Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-54

  Dewar, M E ^a   Hagenlocker, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Distressed areas; Economic growth; Programme evaluation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; LOAN PROGRAMME; LOW-INTEREST LOAN; PROGRAMME EVALUATION; URBAN ECONOMY;

USA, MINNESOTA;

EID: 0029768336     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409612331349468     Document Type: Article

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