Nonprofits as local government service contractors

Public Administration Review

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 668-680

  Feiock, Richard C ^a   Jang, Hee Soun ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67651174658     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02016.x     Document Type: Article

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