Entrepreneurship, small business and economic growth

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 140-149

  Thurik, Roy ^a   Wennekers, Sander ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EIM Group   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84993090818     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000410519173     Document Type: Article

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