The paper examines the justification for promoting small enterprises by analyzing their characteristics in relation to key socio-economic objectives and by showing that investment in small-scale enterprises (SSEs) is likely to have been curtailed by market distortions and policy biases in favor of large-scale firms. It summarizes available evidence from Africa relating to the definitional and conceptual issues that are raised, focusing on manufacturing...
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1984/09/30
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出版
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WTP26
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1
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2010/07/10
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Disclosed
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Small enterprise development : economic issues from African experience
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operation of waste stabilization ponds