Social capital and the quality of government: Evidence from the states

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 772-785

  Knack, Stephen ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 0036792456     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3088433     Document Type: Article

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