Does race matter in government funding of nonprofit human service organizations? the interaction of neighborhood poverty and race

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 381-405

  Garrow, Eve E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84897567506     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mus061     Document Type: Article

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