Reflecting on perceived failure of entrepreneurship development initiatives to help ignite economic development in Malawi
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Entrepreneurship definition; Innovation; Entrepreneurship development; Economic growth; Malawi;All these keywords.
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- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
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