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Entrepreneurship: Determinants and Policy in a European-US Comparison

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Verheul, I., Wennekers, S., Audretsch, D., Thurik, R. (2002). An Eclectic Theory of Entrepreneurship: Policies, Institutions and Culture. In: Audretsch, D., Thurik, R., Verheul, I., Wennekers, S. (eds) Entrepreneurship: Determinants and Policy in a European-US Comparison. Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, vol 27. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47556-1_2

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