LEADER 03219oam 22007215 450 001 9910822999303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-10014-2 010 $a9786613100146 010 $a0-8213-8776-6 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-8775-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000035384 035 $a(EBL)714461 035 $a(OCoLC)733543868 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523364 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12233647 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523364 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10542256 035 $a(PQKB)11249930 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC714461 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL714461 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10468643 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL310014 035 $a(The World Bank)2011015190 035 $a(US-djbf)16746103 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000035384 100 $a20110422d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aImpact evaluation of small and medium enterprise programs in Latin America and the Caribbean /$feditors, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Hong W. Tan 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2011. 215 $axiii, 127 pages $ccolor illustrations ;$d28 cm 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8775-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aMotivation,methodology and main findings -- A review of recent SME program impact evaluation studies -- Evaluating SME support programs in Chile using panel firm data -- Evaluating small and medium enterprise support programs in Colombia -- Mexico : impact evaluation of sme programs using panel firm data -- Evaluating small and medium enterprise support programs in Peru. 330 $aSmall and medium enterprise (SME) support programs are a common feature of industrial policy in developing countries, but one whose effectiveness is not well known. Governments are motivated to support SMEs both because they make up the majority of industrial enterprises and contribute substantially to GDP, employment and earnings, and because SMEs are thought to be weaker than their larger counterparts. Few governments, however, have evaluated their SME programs rigorously so there is little empirical basis for rational allocation of resources to the well performing programs. The paucity of e 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aSmall business$zLatin America 606 $aSmall business$zCaribbean Area 606 $aBusiness enterprises$zLatin America 606 $aBusiness enterprises$zCaribbean Area 615 0$aSmall business 615 0$aSmall business 615 0$aBusiness enterprises 615 0$aBusiness enterprises 676 $a338.6/42098 700 $aLopez Acevedo$b Gladys$01157140 701 $aTan$b Hong$01597781 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bYDX 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bBWX 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822999303321 996 $aImpact evaluation of small and medium enterprise programs in Latin America and the Caribbean$94086563 997 $aUNINA