Replacing members with managers? Mutualism among membership and nonmembership advocacy organizations in the United States

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1284-1337

  Walker, Edward T ^a   Mccarthy, John D ^b   Baumgartner, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 79953670154     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655753     Document Type: Article

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