Negotiating the Antipoverty Agenda: Foundations, Community Organizations, and Comprehensive Community Initiatives
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عنوان ژورنال: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0899-7640,1552-7395
DOI: 10.1177/0899764004269143