User fees, community goods, and the public library

Public Library Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 49-62

  Jaeger, John ^a,b  

^a UNION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community goods; Public good; Public library; User fees

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013829421     PISSN: 01616846     EISSN: 15411540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J118v17n02_07     Document Type: Article

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