The impact of the south African government's SMME programmes: A ten-year review (1994-2003)

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 765-784

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; MICROENTERPRISE; POST-APARTHEID; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 12144268618     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835042000325697     Document Type: Review

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