Integrating civil society and economic growth in Appalachia

Growth and Change

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-127

  Mencken, F Carson ^a   Bader, Christopher ^a   Polson, Edward Clay ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; MARKET;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646584875     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2006.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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