The role of social enterprises in Europe: A core element or a distraction in the provision of public services?

The Third Sector in Europe: Prospects and Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 309-326

  Vidal, Isabel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Research Centre in Economics and Society (CIES)   (Spain)

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EID: 84911122343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203932827     Document Type: Chapter

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