Faith, Dependency, and the as-is Economy: Nonprofit Saturation and Economic Stagnation in Shreveport, Louisiana
By: Tory Mccoy and David S. Fowler
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Submitted on: Apr 1, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2022
Published on: Jun 29, 2026
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