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The not-for-profit sector; The Politician's Dilemma
By Les Hems
March 5, 2010

Les Hems provides his views on the Productivity Commission's Report on the not-for-profit sector, in the ABC Drum Unleashed. He talks about the implications for our politicians as they contemplate how to best utilise this economically and socially significant sector, and the lessons that can be learned from the UK experience.

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Read the Productivity Commission report