Exploring social capital debates at the World Bank

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 33-64

  Bebbington, Anthony ^a   Guggenheim, Scott ^b   Olson, Elizabeth ^c   Woolcock, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WORLD BANK;

EID: 0942292005     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022038042000218134     Document Type: Article

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