Neighborhood social networks and female self-employment earnings in Taiwan

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-161

  Tsuchiya, Ryuichiro ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community development; Female self employment; Neighborhood social networks; Self employment earnings

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952879490     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-010-0143-2     Document Type: Article

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