Alternative approaches to researching social capital: A comment on van Deth's measuring social capital

International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Devine, Fiona ^a   Roberts, John Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0142231579     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570305054     Document Type: Review

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