Some Theoretical and Practical Implications of the Attempted Takeover of a Consumer Cooperative Society

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-53

  Birchall, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11344273698     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8292.00132     Document Type: Article

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