Small Firm Growth in Developing Countries

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1453-1464

  Nichter, Simeon ^a   Goldmark, Lara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Development Alternatives Inc   (Morocco)

Author keywords

business environment; entrepreneur; growth; microenterprise; small firm; value chains

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; FIRM SIZE; MICROENTERPRISE; NETWORKING;

EID: 68049105104     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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