Editorial: The role of the public sector in the development of a regional venture capital industry

Venture Capital

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 243-253

  Harrison, Richard T ^a   Mason, Colin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equity gap; Public policy; Regional development; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011145290     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691060050176988     Document Type: Article

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