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Entrepreneurship in German Regions and the Policy Dimension - Empirical Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)

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Local Heroes in the Global Village

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Steinberg, R. (2005). Entrepreneurship in German Regions and the Policy Dimension - Empirical Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM). In: Local Heroes in the Global Village. International Studies in Entrepreneurship, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23475-6_7

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