Uncertainty, trust, and commitment formation in the United States and Japan

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 165-194

  Yamagishi, Toshio ^b   Cook, Karen S ^c   Watabe, Motoki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032350710     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/210005     Document Type: Article

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