Social capital and the growth of the nonprofit sector

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-35

  Saxton, Gregory D ^a   Benson, Michelle A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 14844302694     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2005.00288.x     Document Type: Review

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