A study of factors influencing the growth of nonprofits in social services

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 296-314

  Corbin, John J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033181405     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764099283004     Document Type: Article

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