Social Capital and Grassroots Development: The Case of Roma Self-Governance in Hungary

Social Problems

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-219

  Schafft, Kai A ^a   Brown, David L ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034178849     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3097198     Document Type: Article

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