Determinants of entrepreneurial activities in China

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-273

  Lu, Jiangyong ^a   Tao, Zhigang ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contract enforcement; Entrepreneurship; Institutional environment; Protection of private properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949872678     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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