Encouraging the transition into self-employment

Regional Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-103

  Shutt, John ^a   Sutherland, John ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

New deal; Self employment; Small business; Youth enterprise; Youth unemployment

Indexed keywords

LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR POLICY; SELF EMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037670446     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340022000033427     Document Type: Article

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