What motivates members to participate in co-operative and mutual businesses?

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 465-495

  Birchall, Johnston ^a   Simmons, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79959763098     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2004.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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