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Jeffrey L. Brudney, William D. Duncombe, An Economic Evaluation of Paid, Volunteer, and Mixed Staffing Options for Public Services, Public Administration Review, Vol. 52, No. 5 (Sep. - Oct., 1992), pp. 474-481
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