The changing relationship between nonprofit organizations and public social service agencies in the era of welfare reform

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-114

  Austin, Michael J ^a  

^a University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonprofits; Public social services; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037284238     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764002250008     Document Type: Article

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