Investigating the social capital and resource acquisition of entrepreneurs residing in deprived areas of England

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1054-1072

  Lee, Robert ^a   Tüselmann, Heinz ^a   Jayawarna, Dilani ^b   Rouse, Julia ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82855167099     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c1188b     Document Type: Article

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