The Role of Government in SME Development in Transition Economies

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 63-77

  Smallbone, David ^a   Welter, Friederike ^a  

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EID: 84998014245     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242601194004     Document Type: Article

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