A burden on business? Reviewing the evidence base on regulation and small-business performance

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 799-814

  Kitching, John ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 33846407646     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0619     Document Type: Conference Paper

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