Taking Nonprofit Intermediaries Seriously: A Middle-Range Theory for Implementation Research

Public Administration Review

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-66

  Shea, Jennifer ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78751516690     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02306.x     Document Type: Article

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