The effects of community characteristics on community social behavior

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-267

  Brooks, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of collective decision making; Clubs; Committees; D71; Social choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041866326     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(00)00140-2     Document Type: Article

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