Caring, Controlling, Contracting and Counting: Governments and Non-profits in Community Services

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 40-51

  Meagher, Gabrielle ^a   Healy, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0142138147     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-8500.2003.t01-1-00336.x     Document Type: Article

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