Scope and dimensions of the nonprofit sector

The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 66-88

  Boris, Elizabeth T ^a   Eugene Steuerle, C ^a,b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center   (United States)

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