Firm dynamics and institutional participation: A case study on informality of micro enterprises in Peru

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 557-578

  Jäckle, Annette E ^a   Li, Carmen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROENTERPRISE;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646462780     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500027     Document Type: Article

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