The changing regulation of public leisure provision

Leisure Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 138-154

  Ravenscroft, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALISATION; LEISURE MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE PROVISION;

UK;

EID: 0031871037     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026143698375204     Document Type: Article

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