Is public procurement a successful small business support policy? A review of the evidence

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-55

  Loader, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Procurement; Public sector; SMEs

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84874095972     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c1213b     Document Type: Article

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