Minority entrepreneurs and firm performance in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 71-87

  Ramachandran, Vijaya ^a   Shah, Manju Kedia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; ETHNIC MINORITY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PRIVATE SECTOR;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

EID: 0033507111     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389908422621     Document Type: Article

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