Local governments as risk takers and risk reducers: An examination of business subsidies and subsidy controls

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-126

  Sullivan, Daniel Monroe ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036248237     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242402016002002     Document Type: Article

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