Characteristics of successful small and micro community enterprises in rural Thailand

Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-397

  Ruengdet, Kamon ^a   Wongsurawat, Winai ^b  

^a Phetchaburi Provincial Land Reform Office   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Small and Micro Community Enterprises; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960223192     PISSN: 1389224X     EISSN: 17508622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2010.515060     Document Type: Article

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