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Entrepreneurship: The Past, the Present, the Future

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    Arnold Cooper

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Cooper, A. (2003). Entrepreneurship: The Past, the Present, the Future. In: Acs, Z.J., Audretsch, D.B. (eds) Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research. International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24519-7_2

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