Financing entrepreneurial activity in Chile: Scale and scope of public support programs

Venture Capital

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-70

  Romani G ^a   Atienza, M ^a   Amoros J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Entrepreneurship; New venture financing; Public policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449141081     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691060802351230     Document Type: Article

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