Nonagricultural micro-enterprise development among the pennsylvania amish: A new phenomenon

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-251

  Smith, Stephen M ^a   Findeis, Jill L ^a   Kraybill, Donald B ^b   Nolt, Steven M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MESSIAH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISH PEOPLE; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA;

EID: 0030773989     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-0167(97)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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