SMEs, Growth, and Poverty
This Note explores the relationship between the size of the small and medium-size enterprise (SME) sector and economic growth and poverty reduction. A new study finds no support for the widely held belief that SMEs promote higher growth and lower...
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okr-10986-112782021-04-23T14:02:54Z SMEs, Growth, and Poverty Beck, Thorsten Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPANY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRM SIZE FIRMS FIXED COSTS INCOME INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL DONORS LABOR FORCE LARGE ENTERPRISES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SME DEVELOPMENT SME EMPLOYMENT SME POLICIES SME SECTOR TRANSACTION COSTS WAGES This Note explores the relationship between the size of the small and medium-size enterprise (SME) sector and economic growth and poverty reduction. A new study finds no support for the widely held belief that SMEs promote higher growth and lower pover ty. But it does provide some support for the view that the quality of the business environment facing all firms, large and small, influences economic growth. 2012-08-13T14:38:15Z 2012-08-13T14:38:15Z 2004-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/5108822/smes-growth-poverty Viewpoint. -- no. 268 (February 2004) Public policy for the private sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11278 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research |
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMPANY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRM SIZE FIRMS FIXED COSTS INCOME INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL DONORS LABOR FORCE LARGE ENTERPRISES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SME DEVELOPMENT SME EMPLOYMENT SME POLICIES SME SECTOR TRANSACTION COSTS WAGES Beck, Thorsten Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli SMEs, Growth, and Poverty |
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This Note explores the relationship
between the size of the small and medium-size enterprise
(SME) sector and economic growth and poverty reduction. A
new study finds no support for the widely held belief that
SMEs promote higher growth and lower pover ty. But it does
provide some support for the view that the quality of the
business environment facing all firms, large and small,
influences economic growth. |
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Publications & Research :: Viewpoint |
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Beck, Thorsten Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli |
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Beck, Thorsten Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli |
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Beck, Thorsten |
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SMEs, Growth, and Poverty |
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SMEs, Growth, and Poverty |
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SMEs, Growth, and Poverty |
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SMEs, Growth, and Poverty |
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SMEs, Growth, and Poverty |
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smes, growth, and poverty |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/5108822/smes-growth-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11278 |
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