A Survey of Experts and Home Business Owners in Rural Areas of Isfahan Province (Challenges and Barriers)

Ahmad Hajarian (1), Ahmad Taghdisi* (1), Hamid Barghi (1)

1) University of Isfahan, Iran
* Corresponding author.
Email: a.taghdisi@geo.ui.ac.ir

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