The impact of government funding on private contributions to nonprofit performing arts organizations

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-160

  Smith, Thomas More ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 62249220227     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2007.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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