Enterprise growth and survival in vietnam: Does government support matter?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1048-1069

  Hansen, Henrik ^a   Rand, John ^b   Tarp, Finn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TAX SYSTEM;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 70449347362     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380902811025     Document Type: Article

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