Impact evaluation of small and medium enterprise programs in Latin America and the Caribbean /
Small 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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2011.
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Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Small 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 127 pages) : color illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780821387757 0821387758 9780821387764 0821387766 1283100142 9781283100144 9786613100146 6613100145 |