Homeowners associations as private governments: What we know, what we don't know, and why it matters

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 535-542

  Mccabe, Barbara Coyle ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959862440     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02382.x     Document Type: Article

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