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Testing a relationship between special districts and nonprofits: Do they substitute or complement?

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Objective As similar modes of public service delivery on behalf of general‐purpose governments, a relationship between special districts(SD) and nonprofit organization are empirically tested. Methods Using U.S. data from the Census of Government Finance and the National Center for Charitable Statistics databases between 1997 and 2017, this study regress counts and spending level of SDs on the nonprofits’ counterparts. Results For both counts and spending level, there are positive association between SDs and nonprofit organizations. Conclusion SDs and nonprofit organizations complement each other even when their service domains overlap.

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  • HyungGun Park, 2023. "Testing a relationship between special districts and nonprofits: Do they substitute or complement?," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 104(4), pages 423-435, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:104:y:2023:i:4:p:423-435
    DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.13285
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