Microenterprise development in the United States: Current challenges and new directions

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-367

  Servon, Lisa J ^a,b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community development; Economic development; Microenterprise

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROENTERPRISE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750060298     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242406289355     Document Type: Article

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