Abstract
Some scholars claim that the types of social problems that private welfare agencies deal with vary according to whether administrative control is national or local, religious or secular. This paper makes use of a recently developed perspective, "niche" theory, to develop and test hypotheses concerning this issue. Data analysis supports hypotheses derived from niche theory and suggests that the interests of constituencies tied to each form of auspice affect problems covered. Implications for the analyses of private agencies and for the application of niche theory to human service organizations are discussed.
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