Friend or foe? Why US energy efficiency nonprofits collaborate with business and government

Environmental Sociology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 48-58

  Bruce, Analena B ^a   Shwom, Rachael L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross sector partnerships; energy efficiency nonprofits; environmental nonprofits; nonprofit tactics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026568196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23251042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23251042.2014.993796     Document Type: Article

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