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    The entrepreneurial ladder, gender, and regional development

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    Gender differences at five levels of entrepreneurial engagement are explained using country effects while controlling for individual-level variables. We distinguish between individuals who have never considered starting up a business, those who are thinking about it, and nascent, young, and established entrepreneurs. We use a large international dataset that includes respondents from 32 European countries, three Asian countries, and the United States. Findings show that cross-country gender differences are largest in the first and final transitions of the entrepreneurial process. In par

    Local government transformation in South Africa: Challenges for local economic development in a globalising economy

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    Africa Insight Vol.33(3) 2003: 50-5
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