Financing small and medium-scale contractors in developing countries: A Ghana case study

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 357-367

  Eyiah, Alex K ^a   Cook, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractors; Developing countries; Finance; Ghana; SME

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONTRACTION; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

GHANA;

EID: 0043270596     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000111241     Document Type: Article

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