Historical Evolution of Entrepreneurial Development in the Global South: The Case of Ghana, 1957-2010
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Keywords
entrepreneurial development; Ghana; Africa; government policy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L0 - Industrial Organization - - General
- L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
- L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ENT-2018-08-13 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-HIS-2018-08-13 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
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