A non-profit accountability framework

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-279

  Candler, George ^a   Dumont, Georgette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77954772894     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: 17547121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2010.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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