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Microfinance Institutions’ Social Intermediation and Micro and Small Enterprises Survival in Thika Town, Kenya
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In this paper, a research project submitted to the Department of Economic Theory in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Masters of Economics in Policy and Management, of Kenyatta University July, 2017Abstract:
A Research Project Submitted to the Department of Economic Theory in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Masters of Economics in Policy and Management, of Kenyatta University July, 2017read more
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Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance
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