Local economies and small firms: a view from the ground

James Curran; Robert A. Blackburn

Local economies and small firms: a view from the ground

James Curran, Robert A. Blackburn

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Abstract

This Chapter provides and analysis of the activities of small firms in five different sectors and seven locations. It examines the extent to which it is relevant to talk about a 'local' economy in the sense of a coherent set of efconomic activities; the character of business relations; and trends in the increasing or decreasing importance of the 'local' in the UK.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Small Firms
Subtitle of host publication	Recession and Recovery
Editors	Francis Chittenden, Martyn Robertson, David Watkins
Place of Publication	London, U.K.
Publisher	Paul Chapman
Pages	94-112
ISBN (Print)	185396249X
Publication status	Published - 1993
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Business and management studies

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