Interpretive analysis as an evaluative tool: The case of Mustard.UK.Com, a high-growth small business programme

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 813-824

  Patton, Dean ^a   Marlow, Susan ^a   Ram, Monder ^a   Sanghera, Kul ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Birmingham Chamber and Business Link   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST MIDLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRASSICA;

EID: 1642439226     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c031     Document Type: Article

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