Social entrepreneurship compared to government foreign aid: Perceptions in an East African village

Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-65

  Smith, Teresa C ^a   Nemetz, Patricia L ^a  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Entrepreneurialism; International aid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993027457     PISSN: 14715201     EISSN: 1471521x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14715200911014149     Document Type: Article

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