Do not-for-profits make a difference in social services? A survey study

Economist

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-270

  Koning, Pierre ^a   Noailly, Joëlle ^a   Visser, Sabine ^a  

^a CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Firm organisation; Legal status; Non profit organisations; Public enterprise

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIRM SIZE; PUBLIC SERVICE; SOCIAL WORK; SURVEY;

EID: 34548471977     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10645-007-9063-0     Document Type: Article

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