The commonality and character of off-the-books entrepreneurship: A comparison of deprived and affluent urban neighborhoods

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-358

  Williams, Colin C ^a   Nadin, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

deprived urban neighborhoods; enterprise culture; enterprise development; Entrepreneurship; informal sector; local economic development

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650914844     PISSN: 10849467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1084946710001592     Document Type: Article

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