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From ‘fat pigs’ and ‘red hats’ to a ‘new social stratum’: the changing face of enterprise development in China

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From ‘fat pigs’ and ‘red hats’ to a ‘new social stratum’: the changing face of enterprise development in China. / Atherton, Andrew.
In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2008, p. 640-655.

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Atherton, A 2008, 'From ‘fat pigs’ and ‘red hats’ to a ‘new social stratum’: the changing face of enterprise development in China', Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 640-655. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000810917771

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Atherton, A. (2008). From ‘fat pigs’ and ‘red hats’ to a ‘new social stratum’: the changing face of enterprise development in China. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 15(4), 640-655. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000810917771

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Atherton A. From ‘fat pigs’ and ‘red hats’ to a ‘new social stratum’: the changing face of enterprise development in China. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 2008;15(4):640-655. doi: 10.1108/14626000810917771

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Atherton, Andrew. / From ‘fat pigs’ and ‘red hats’ to a ‘new social stratum’ : the changing face of enterprise development in China. In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 2008 ; Vol. 15, No. 4. pp. 640-655.

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