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24. A cluster-based industrial development policy for low-income countries. (2011). Sonobe, Tetsushi ; Otsuka, Keijiro.
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25. A Cluster-Based Industrial Development Policy for Low-Income Countries. (2011). Sonobe, Tetsushi ; Otsuka, Keijiro.
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26. The growth process of informal enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of a metalworking cluster in Nairobi. (2011). Sonobe, Tetsushi ; Otsuka, Keijiro ; Akoten, John .
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28. The Relationship Between Strategic Choices and Performance in Italian Food SMEs: A Resource-based Approach. (2011). Banterle, Alessandro ; Albisu, Luis ; Mamaqi, Xhevrie ; Carraresi, Laura.
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34. Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China. (2008). Zhao, Min Qiang (Kent) ; Fleisher, Belton ; Li, Haizheng.
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40. The Determinants of Credit Access and Its Impacts on Micro and Small Enterprises: The Case of Garment Producers in Kenya. (2006). Sawada, Yasuyuki ; Otsuka, Keijiro ; Akoten, John E.
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41. Industrial development in the inland region of China: A case study of the motorcycle industry. (2006). Sonobe, Tetsushi ; Otsuka, Keijiro ; Hu, Dinghuan .
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44. Productivity Effects of TVE Privatization: The Case Study of Garment and Metal-Casting Enterprises in the Greater Yangtze River Region. (2004). Otsuka, Keijiro ; Sonobe, Tetsushi.
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