Differences in the response of women's voluntary organizations to shifts in canadian public policy

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 366-396

  Meinhard, Agnes G ^a   Foster, Mary K ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Nonprofit; Public policy; Women's voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042328174     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764003254910     Document Type: Review

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