The Role of the Nonprofit Sector in a Self-Governing Society: A View from the United States

Voluntas

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-151

  Ferris, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Governing nonprofits; Policy process nonprofits; Roles of the nonprofit sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001272721     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022048504194     Document Type: Article

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