Has voluntary association activity declined? cross-national analyses for fifteen countries

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-274

  Baer, Douglas ^c   Curtis, James ^a   Grabb, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035430131     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2001.tb00973.x     Document Type: Article

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