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More than Patrons: How Foundations Fuel Policy Change and Backlash

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2016

Sarah Reckhow*
Affiliation:
Michigan State University

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Politics Symposium: Why Political Scientists Should Study Organized Philanthropy
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2016 

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