Why not partner with local government?: Nonprofit managerial perceptions of collaborative disadvantage

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-76

  Gazley, Beth ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Collaboration; Gender; Public private partnerships; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949422063     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764008327196     Document Type: Article

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