Support Programs for Entrepreneurship in Spain: A Multiple Case Study

International Studies in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 22, Issue , 2009, Pages 231-243

  Urbano, David ^a   Toledano, Nuria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial Activity; Entrepreneurial Process; Informal Institution; Support Policy; Support Program

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958716022     PISSN: 15721922     EISSN: 21975884     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0249-8_13     Document Type: Chapter

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