TY  - JOUR
AB  - Under the Thatcher Government′s “Enterprise
Culture”, the size of the small business sector has
frequently been taken as a key indicator of
economic success in Britain. Measurement of
achievement in such terms does indeed indicate
a high degree of economic buoyancy. However, a
deeper examination of available data indicates that
much of this success may be illusory and dependent
for its survival on substantial levels of state
intervention. At the same time, an examination of
regional patterns of small business success reveals
a picture somewhat similar to that pertaining to
the economy as a whole. Far from raining down
success selectively on economically deprived areas,
as had been hoped in some circles, it appears that
it is the most prosperous areas which tend to
support the highest levels of enterprise.
VL  - 11
IS  - 6
SN  - 0143-7720
DO  - 10.1108/01437729010111085
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729010111085
AU  - Stanworth John
AU  - Stanworth Celia
PY  - 1990
Y1  - 1990/01/01
TI  - Small Firms Policy and its Regional Implications in Britain
T2  - International Journal of Manpower
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 8
EP  - 16
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -