Is Competitive Contracting Really Competitive? Exploring Government-Nonprofit Collaboration in China

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 405-428

  Jing, Yijia ^a   Chen, Bin ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84875305218     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2012.761054     Document Type: Article

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