The Role of Small Business in Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation in West Virginia: An Empirical Analysis
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- Gebremariam, Gebremeskel H. & Gebremedhin, Tesfa G. & Jackson, Randall W., 2004. "The Role Of Small Business In Economic Growth And Poverty Alleviation In West Virginia: An Empirical Analysis," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 20290, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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small businesses; economic growth; incidence of poverty;All these keywords.
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- P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
- Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
- R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
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