The relations of co-operation in group enterprises and associations in Ghana - exploration of issues of trust and power

The Institutions of Local Development

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 75-91

  Lyon, Fergus ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85084881473     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315193991-14     Document Type: Chapter

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