Social capital, inequality, and economic growth

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-680

  Josten, Stefan Dietrich ^a  

^a HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 11144315391     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/0932456042776087     Document Type: Article

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