Local Social Capital and Entrepreneurship

Small Business Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-113

  Westlund, Hans ^a   Bolton, Roger ^b  

^a Box 4   (Sweden)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0041742188     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025024009072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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