* Presented at the joint ERS-RUPRI conference, Exploring Rural Entrepreneurship: Imperatives and Opportunities for Research, Washington, DC, October 26-27, 2006. THE VALUE OF CASE STUDY RESEARCH ON RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: USEFUL METHOD?*

Imperatives and Opportunities for Research, Washington, DC, October 26-27, 2006. THE VALUE OF CASE STUDY RESEARCH ON RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: USEFUL METHOD?* David L. Barkley Professor and Co-Director Regional Economic Development Research Laboratory E.D.A. University Center for Economic Development Department of Applied Economics and Statistics Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina dbrkly@clemson.edu

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