Concentration, competition policy and the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa's industrial development

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 139-161

  Kaplinsky, Raphael ^a,b   Manning, Claudia ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Industrial development; Industrial performance; Small and medium sized enterprise; South Africa

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032439308     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389808422558     Document Type: Article

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