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List of contributors
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction Zoltan J. Acs and David B. Audretsch
2. Industrial concentration and small firms in the United Kingdom: the 1980s in historical perspective Alan Hughes
3. The role of small firms in West Germany Michael Fritsch
4. Has the role of small firms changed in the United States? Zoltan J. Acs and David B. Audretsch
5. Recent developments in the firm-size distribution and economics of scale in Dutch manufacturing Roy Thurik
6. Small firms in Portuguese manufacturing industries José Mata
7. Small firms and the Italian economy: structural changes and evidence of turbulence B. Invernizzi and Riccardo Revelli
8. The role of small firms in Czechoslovak manufacturing Gerald A. McDermott and Michal Mejstrik
9. The evolution of small business in East Germany Hans-Gerd Bannasch
10. The implications of the Polish economic reform for small business: evidence from Gdansk Simon Johnson and Gary Loveman
11. The development experience and government policies: lessons for Eastern Europe? Hans-Peter Brunner
12. Conclusion Zoltan J. Acs and David B. Audretsch
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