Taken for granted? Managing for social equity in grant programs

Public Administration Review

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1128-1141

  Collins, Brian K ^a   Gerber, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54149108253     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.00960.x     Document Type: Review

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