Entrepreneurship, the informal economy and rural communities

Journal of Enterprising Communities

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-157

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic development; England; Enterprise economics; Entrepreneurialism; Rural economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958133053     PISSN: 17506204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506201111131578     Document Type: Article

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