Success in Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises: The Evidence from Colombia

by Mariluz Cortes and Albert Berry

Contrary to expectations, small- and medium-scale manufacturing enterprises in Colombia grew very fast during the 1970s--considerably faster than large industry--creating many jobs and aiding the country's economic health. The most detailed study to date of this growth, this book focuses on the metalworking and food processing industries to analyze the determinants of economic efficiency in small- and medium-scale firms, the extensive technological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195205936
• ISBN13: 9780195205930
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"