Cultural complexity: The concept and its measurement

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-307

  Chick, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 21944446465     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939719703100401     Document Type: Article

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