Governance and the entrepreneurial economy: A comparative analysis of three regions

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 833-854

  Parker, Rachel ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 50649114901     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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