The de/repoliticization of cooperation and the discourse of conversion

Rural Sociology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 559-576

  Mooney, Patrick H ^a   Roahrig, Jerry ^a   Gray, Thomas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Rural Business Cooperative Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE; COOPERATIVE RESTRUCTURING; PRIVATISATION; SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0030390413     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1996.tb00634.x     Document Type: Article

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