Local partnership for economic development: Business links and the restructuring of SME support networks in the United Kingdom

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 266-278

  Öztel, Hülya ^a   Martin, Steve ^a  

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EID: 0040676931     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124249801200307     Document Type: Article

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