The treasury as a venture capitalist: DATAC industrial finance and the Macmillan gap, 1945–60

Financial History Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-65

  Carnevali, Francesca ^a   Scott, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 12944272758     PISSN: 09685650     EISSN: 14740052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0968565000000251     Document Type: Article

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