INTER-CHARITY COMPETITION AND EFFICIENCY: Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving

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INTER-CHARITY COMPETITION AND EFFICIENCY: Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving. / Lohse, Johannes; Scharf, Kimberley.
The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy. ed. / Henry Peter; Giedre Lideikyte Huber. London: Taylor and Francis Inc., 2021. p. 325-343.

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Lohse, J & Scharf, K 2021, INTER-CHARITY COMPETITION AND EFFICIENCY: Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving. in H Peter & GL Huber (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy. Taylor and Francis Inc., London, pp. 325-343. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003139201-21

APA

Lohse, J., & Scharf, K. (2021). INTER-CHARITY COMPETITION AND EFFICIENCY: Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving. In H. Peter, & G. L. Huber (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy (pp. 325-343). Taylor and Francis Inc.. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003139201-21

Vancouver

Lohse J, Scharf K. INTER-CHARITY COMPETITION AND EFFICIENCY: Considerations beyond fundraising and tax incentives for giving. In Peter H, Huber GL, editors, The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy. London: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2021. p. 325-343 doi: 10.4324/9781003139201-21

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