Entrepreneurship in post-conflict transition

Economics of Transition

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-78

  Demirgüc Kunt, Asli ^a   Klapper, Leora F ^a   Panos, Georgios A ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Financial constraints; Informal sector; Self employment

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; MICROFINANCE; POST-WAR; REMITTANCE; SELF EMPLOYMENT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA;

EID: 78650096772     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2010.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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