Should government be stimulating start-ups? An assessment of the scope for public intervention in new venture formation

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-36

  Atherton, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EID: 33644660195     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0436     Document Type: Article

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