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Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database

This paper describes a new cross-country database on the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This database is unique in that it presents consistent and comparable information on the contribution of the SME sector to total employment...

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Main Authors: Ayyagari, Meghana, Beck, Thorsten, Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
BLACK MARKET PREMIUM
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INDICATORS
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
COST OF CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CREDIT INFORMATION
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EMPLOYMENT
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
ENTRY BARRIERS
EXCHANGE RATE
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIRM SIZE
GNP
GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
IMPORTS
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME LEVELS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INFORMAL ENTERPRISES
INFORMAL SECTOR
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LARGE ENTERPRISES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES
NATIONAL INCOME
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
REGULATION OF ENTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY QUALITY
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL ENTERPRISE
SMALL FIRM
SMALL FIRMS
SME
SME DEVELOPMENT
SME SECTOR
SME STATISTICS
SMES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SMALL ENTERPRISES
DATABASES
POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING SECTOR
LOW INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2511638/small-medium-enterprises-across-globe-new-database
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18131

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2511638/small-medium-enterprises-across-globe-new-database
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18131

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