China's Entrepreneurs

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 778-786

  Yueh, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; China; economic development; entrepreneurship; self employment; social networks

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; FINANCIAL MARKET; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 61849109318     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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