Communist societies, the velvet revolution, and weak ties: The case of East Germany

Social Capital and the Transition to Democracy

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 28-45

  Flap, Henk ^a   Völker, Beate ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203428092     Document Type: Chapter

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