The logic of membership of sectoral business associations

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-42

  Bennett, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business associations; Business representation; Business services; Collective services; Competitiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244445915     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003467600363093     Document Type: Article

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