Overview of SME Policies in Selective Economies
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It is now commonly agreed that a healthy industrial structure requires enterprises of all sizes play complementary roles in an economy, SMEs as well as their larger counterparts (Marshall, 1890). Much attention has been paid to the development of SME sector as well as the corresponding policies. A number of experts were invited to contribute to the PECC project, "The Policy Environment for the Development of SMEs". This analysis is drawn from a review of the contributing studies of SMEs in ten PECC member economies, consisting of Australia, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and Vietnam.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011