This paper explores the procurement of public buildings in local authorities in the UK under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and its consequences for small and medium sized enterprises. Following an outline of the development of PFI in the UK, the paper explains the peculiarities of local...

Research into the entrepreneurial species, indigenous and non-indigenous types from both rural and urban regions in the UK has been sparse, to say the least. This paper presents insights into how both rural and urban socioeconomic environments influence the emergence of specific types of...