Stimulating managerial capital in emerging markets: The impact of business training for young entrepreneurs

Journal of Development Effectiveness

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 232-266

  Bruhn, Miriam ^a   Zia, Bilal ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

business growth; business training; entrepreneurship; financial literacy

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; HUMAN CAPITAL; INVESTMENT; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TRAINING; YOUNG POPULATION;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA;

EID: 84877894379     PISSN: 19439342     EISSN: 19439407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2013.780090     Document Type: Article

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