A trend to trust? The rise of new leisure trusts in the UK

Managing Leisure

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-177

  Simmons, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009552782     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360671042000273882     Document Type: Article

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