Groups as a means or an end? Social capital and the promotion of cooperation in Ghana

Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-262

  Porter, Gina ^a   Lyon, Fergus ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33646679885     PISSN: 02637758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/d0303     Document Type: Article

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