The financial role of charity boards

The Governance of Public and Non-Profit Organizations: What do Boards do?

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 97-114

  Harrow, Jenny ^a   Palmer, Paul ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905155708     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203167571     Document Type: Chapter

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