The Financial Performance of Non-farm Microenterprises in Ghana

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2733-2762

  Masakure, Oliver ^a   Cranfield, John ^a   Henson, Spencer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ghana; microenterprises; performance

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MICROENTERPRISE;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 55949085103     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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