Small manufacturing establishments in developing countries: An empirical analysis

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-359

  Weeks, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 0142056999     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269217032000118710     Document Type: Article

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