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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449855703321

Autore

Bannock Graham

Titolo

The economics and management of small business : an international perspective / / Graham Bannock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-30580-X

1-280-10539-9

0-203-33834-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Disciplina

338.6/42

Soggetti

Small business

Small business - Management

Small business - Government policy

Economic development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Defining and counting small firms; Some characteristics of small firms and their owners; Do small firms matter?; The constraints on small firms; Business owners and government; Entrepreneurs and managers; Government policies on small firms; Training and support; Small firms in developing countries; The big picture; Appendix: Coverage, sources and comparisons of small business statistics; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an international perspective on small business, and includes many pedagogical features such as questions for discussion, international case studies, and empirical research.