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Panacea or White Elephant? A Critical Examination of the Proposed New Small Business Service and Response to the DTI Consultancy Paper

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  • James Curran Shaw & Robert Blackburn, 2000. "Panacea or White Elephant? A Critical Examination of the Proposed New Small Business Service and Response to the DTI Consultancy Paper," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(2), pages 181-189.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:34:y:2000:i:2:p:181-189
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400050006096
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