Governance in Democratic Member-Based Organisations

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-60

  Spear, Roger ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645027697     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2004.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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