A policy response to regional disparities in the supply of risk capital to new technology-based firms in the European Union: the European Seed Capital Fund Scheme

Regional Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 405-419

  Murray, Gordon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION POLICY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INVESTMENT FUND; POLICY RESPONSE; REGIONAL DISPARITY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; VENTURE CAPITAL;

EUROPE;

EID: 0031697614     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409850116817     Document Type: Article

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