The onward sweep of social capital: Causes and consequences for understanding cities, communities and urban movements

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 110-132

  Mayer, Margit ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 0038106073     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00435     Document Type: Article

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