Venture capital and government policy

Handbook Of Research On Venture Capital

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 113-151

  Murray, Gordon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4337/9781847208781.00011     Document Type: Chapter

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