Collaboration between non-profit organizations in the provision of social services in Canada: Working together or falling apart?

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-18

  Osborne, Stephen P ^a   Murray, Vic ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542735064     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550010334452     Document Type: Article

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