Policy support for informal sector entrepreneurship: Micro-Enterprises in India

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-194

  Gurtoo, Anjula ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Enterprise culture; Growth needs; Indian informal sector; Policy framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349093642     PISSN: 10849467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1084946709001223     Document Type: Article

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