Associative democracy and the social economy: Exploring the regulatory challenge

Economy and Society

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-176

  Smith, Graham ^a   Teasdale, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

associative democracy; Big Society; Paul Hirst; regulation; social economy; social enterprise

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; POLITICAL THEORY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861881198     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2012.661627     Document Type: Article

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