Microenterprise dynamics in developing countries: How similar are they to those in the industrialized world? Evidence from Mexico

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 389-419

  Fajnzylber, Pablo ^a   Maloney, William ^a   Rojas, Gabriel Montes ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MICROENTERPRISE; POLICY MAKING; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749591859     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhl005     Document Type: Article

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