Religious free riders: The impact of market share

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 389-396

  Brewer, Stephanie M ^a   Jozefowicz, James J ^a   Stonebraker, Robert J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747194398     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2006.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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