Investment readiness programmes and access to finance: A critical review of design issues

Local Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-292

  Mason, Colin ^a   Kwok, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b NETPark   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955748582     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690942.2010.504570     Document Type: Article

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