Evaluating european support for business development: Evidence from the structural funds in scotland

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 335-352

  Turok, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business support; European structural funds; Scotland.; Thematic evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 13044297126     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629700000019     Document Type: Article

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