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Subsector Analysis: Its Nature, Conduct and Potential Distribution to Small Enterprise Development

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  • Boomgard, James J.
  • Davies, Stephen P.
  • Haggblade, Steven
  • Mead, Donald C.

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This paper is concerned with the conduct of meaningful policy and project relevant research on small enterprise development. It responds to a growing demand for operationally useful small enterprise research, a demand which has surged over the past ten years in the wake of increasing concern with equity issues coupled with recent evidence on small enterprise efficiency.

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  • Boomgard, James J. & Davies, Stephen P. & Haggblade, Steven & Mead, Donald C., 1986. "Subsector Analysis: Its Nature, Conduct and Potential Distribution to Small Enterprise Development," Food Security International Development Working Papers 54745, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:midiwp:54745
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54745
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    1. Davies, Stephen P. & Seale, James L., Jr. & Mead, Donald C. & Badr, Mahmoud & Sheikh, Nadia El & Saidi, Abdel Rahman, 1984. "Small Enterprises in Egypt: A Study of Two Governorates," Food Security International Development Working Papers 54755, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
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    3. White, Lawrence J, 1978. "The Evidence on Appropriate Factor Proportions for Manufacturing in Less Developed Countries: A Survey," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 27(1), pages 27-59, October.
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    4. Farrelly, Laura L., 1996. "Transforming Poultry Production and Marketing in Developing Countries: Lessons Learned with Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa," Food Security International Development Working Papers 54687, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.

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