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Place Leadership and the Social Contract. / Quinn, Martin.
In: Local Economy, Vol. 32, No. 4, 30.06.2017, p. 281-296.

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Quinn, M 2017, 'Place Leadership and the Social Contract', Local Economy, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 281-296. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094217707279

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Quinn, M. (2017). Place Leadership and the Social Contract. Local Economy, 32(4), 281-296. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094217707279

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Quinn M. Place Leadership and the Social Contract. Local Economy. 2017 Jun 30;32(4):281-296. Epub 2017 Jun 16. doi: 10.1177/0269094217707279

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Quinn, Martin. / Place Leadership and the Social Contract. In: Local Economy. 2017 ; Vol. 32, No. 4. pp. 281-296.

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