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If the private sectors are about markets and the public sectors are about governments, then the plural sector is about communities.

Henry Mintzberg

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Henry Mintzberg
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 2
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Economist
Sociologist
University Teacher
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Montreal
Quebec
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