Entrepreneurship and economic growth: Evidence from emerging and developed countries

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 459-480

  Valliere, Dave ^a   Peterson, Rein ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Emerging nations; Entrepreneurship; Knowledge creation; Regulatory freedom

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENTREPRENEUR; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE;

EID: 70449642647     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620802332723     Document Type: Article

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