Devolution of services to children and families: The experience of NPOs in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Voluntas

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-87

  Burnley, Caroline ^a   Matthews, Caro ^a   McKenzie, Stephanie ^b  

^a VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Collaboration; Devolution; for profit competition; Nonprofit accountability; Nonprofit boards; Nonprofit funding

Indexed keywords

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SERVICE SECTOR;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NANAIMO; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17544368917     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-005-3233-y     Document Type: Article

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