Fostering micro-entrepreneurs’ structural and relational social capital through microfinance
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0827-6331,2169-2610
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2017.1423161