Micro and small enterprise participation in tourism in coastal Kenya

Small Business Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 667-681

  Mshenga, Patience M ^a   Richardson, Robert B ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic linkages; Kenya; Micro enterprises; Small business participation; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884530573     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-012-9449-5     Document Type: Article

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