Research on the voluntary sector: An overview

Policy and Politics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 533-550

  Halfpenny, Peter ^a   Reid, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nonprofit sector; Research; UK; Voluntary sector

Indexed keywords

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036793265     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557302760590369     Document Type: Article

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