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Meenakshi, R. (2009). Investing in Labor and Technology: Two “Faces” in India. Comparison of SMEs in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. In: Keilbach, M., Tamvada, J.P., Audretsch, D.B. (eds) Sustaining Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth. International Studies in Entrepreneurship, vol 19. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78695-7_3
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