Racial and gender discrimination in the micro firms credit market?: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago

Small Business Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 401-422

  Storey, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 15244340912     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-004-7259-0     Document Type: Article

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