Free to trust: Economic freedom and social capital

Kyklos

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-169

  Berggren, Niclas ^a   Jordahl, Henrik ^a,b  

^a Stockholm School of Economics   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; PLANNING LEGISLATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 33645982843     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2006.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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