Political leadership as social capital: Governing in a divided national culture

Political Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 199-226

  Renshon, Stanley A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership capital; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034144933     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00184     Document Type: Article

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