Socioeconomic Diversity, Political Engagement, and the Density of Nonprofit Organizations in U.S. Counties

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 402-416

  Kim, Mirae ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

government nonprofit relations; heterogeneous demands for public service; income inequality; nonprofit density

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931441392     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074013504616     Document Type: Article

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