Grantmaking Foundations and Performance Measurement: Playing Pool?

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 25-37

  Leat, Diana ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993661099     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207670602100303     Document Type: Article

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