One of the most striking trends in economic development since the 1970s has been the rising importance of the small firm. Focusing on the issues of enterprise development and the regional dimensions of small-firm growth; this book explores the literature of this area. Moving from an analysis of measures of growth to the effects of both internal and external variables - arguing that the owner-manager has a key role in the growth performance of the firm - the authors explore regional disparities in; and constraints on; growth; and make significant advances in the policy debate on understanding how faster growth can be achieved.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. BOOK DID NOT RING THE BELL!By OperaFanAs Mr. Harvey was a bit before my time; I had heard the name and about 2 years ago caught a hilarious clip of him on the US TV show - WHATS MY LINE - where in order to disguised his identity - changed his foreign accents each time he was asked a new question. His attempt at a Middle American regionalism made me literally fall off my chair -- he sounded as if he were a drunken JIMMY STEWART. Then Laurence did a Russian and would pronounce the word NO as NIO; NIO; NIO! Then he became an upper crusty Englishman; an Italian; and a Frenchman. This clip was from the late 50s and on that clip he looked very tall; dark; and handsome with much charm to match. Then I started reading online some negative comments about him which was tough to reconcile with the man on the screen. He must have been one helluva an actor to be able to turn on the charm to his public and be rather vile to most of his associates. I wanted to get to know more about his work - so on TCM - I saw BUTTERFIELD 8 for the very first time in my life. I enjoyed the movie and failed to see why it was panned and why Mr. Harvey received bad notices. He had a tough role to play - a very mentally screwed up individual who could not exactly decipher who exactly he was and what he wanted from his life. Had no clue as whether or not he was coming or going. Misunderstood yet lonely. Sensitive yet highly brutal - particularly when under the influence. Drank something chronic and those infernal cigarettes his constant companion(s). Harvey did a magnificent portrayal and I found myself empathizing with his character. So why did the author knocked down his portrayal in a sentence or two? I never went with the critics -- if I find myself shedding a tear or two or hit-between-the-eyeballs by an actors sympathetic performance -- then I personally know that he or she is doing their job very well indeed and there is no need for such nasty brickbats. I felt this book did not exactly explain why the man was so detested. Was it jealousy from others? Anti-Semitism perhaps - which is why he attempted to embellish details of his life and to downplay the religious angle in favor of reinventing himself as an Englishman from Marylebon? Did he suffer from inner-shame from his bisexuality and tried to hide it by tacking on a rather aggressive persona? This book sheds no light on these matters and I guess we shall never know. It was tough to get a handle on him reading this book. There were some interesting pictures but they centered on his career prime and little of his tragic final years where he cared little about his health and at 45 - the year of his passing - he looked aged; leathery skinned; mentally and physically exhausted - his handsomeness completely extinguished as ashes from one of his cigarettes and evidently pot smoking. One only has to see a clip of the OSCARS from 1973 where he and Greer Garson presented an award. Miss Garson much older than Harvey still looking glamorous while Laurence did NOT look nor seem the same. Sad but it was his life to lead.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very long beginning and a very short end.By James Carl Barsz; MDI have been curious about the life of Laurence Harvey since seeing him in The Manchurian Candidate. I am not a player; and have seen none of Mr. Harveys stage work. I am glad to have read this book. His life reads like the lives of actors I have known.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy AIm a real fan of Laurence Harvey and have read a few books about him. I thought this book was very informative and interesting. I loved it !