Self-Employment for People with Disabilities: Barriers to and (Im)possibilities in Starting and Running Their Own Business
By: Maria Norstedt and Per Germundsson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.909 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 239 - 252
Submitted on: Feb 18, 2022
Accepted on: Aug 31, 2022
Published on: Oct 4, 2022
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2022 Maria Norstedt, Per Germundsson, published by Stockholm University Press
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