Organizational diversity in the U.S. advocacy sector

Social Problems

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 525-548

  Minkoff, Debra ^a   Aisenbrey, Silke ^b   Agnone, Jon ^c  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 55549145148     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2008.55.4.525     Document Type: Article

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