Innovation and new technology in rural small and medium-sized enterprises: Some policy issues

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 549-566

  Smallbone, D ^a   North, D ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; RURAL ECONOMY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032695084     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c170549     Document Type: Article

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