Worker cooperatives and democratic governance

Handbook of Economic Organization: Integrating Economic and Organization Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 462-480

  Pencavel, John ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84969589600     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781782548225.00036     Document Type: Chapter

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