Sharing power

Journal of Progressive Human Services

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-51

  Breton, Margot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Co production; Co responsibility; Complementarity; Partnership; Power sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937179168     PISSN: 10428232     EISSN: 15407616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J059v10n01_03     Document Type: Article

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