Nonprofit organization and the division of labor: A theoretical perspective

Atlantic Economic Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-447

  Valentinov, Vladislav ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES IAMO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Nonprofit organization; Preferences; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845214129     PISSN: 01974254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11293-006-9032-z     Document Type: Article

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