Whose solution is it? development ideology and the work of micro-entrepreneurs in Caribbean context

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 30-62

  Karides, Marina ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Micro business development; Micro entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750027293     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330510791289     Document Type: Article

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