Community variations in the size and scope of the nonprofit sector: Theory and preliminary findings

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 684-706

  Grønbjerg, Kirsten A ^a   Paarlberg, Laurie ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035602593     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764001304004     Document Type: Article

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