The dynamics of micro and small enterprises in developing countries

World Development

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-74

  Mead, Donald C ^a   Liedholm, Carl ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa and caribbean; Births; Closures; Dynamics; Growth; Small enterprise

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROENTERPRISE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0031802934     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)10010-9     Document Type: Article

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