Small enterprise development : economic issues from African experience (English)

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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Page Jr., John M.;

Steel,William F.;
Document Date
1984/09/30
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
WTP26
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Middle East and North Africa, Africa,
Region
Middle East and North Africa, Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Small enterprise development : economic issues from African experience
Keywords
operation of waste stabilization ponds

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Page Jr., John M.; Steel,William F..

Small enterprise development : economic issues from African experience (English). World Bank technical paper ; no. WTP 26. Industry and finance series ; v. 7 Washington, DC : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/345421468193748039

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