Social capital in Europe: Measurement and social and regional distribution of a multifaceted phenomenon

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-167

  Van Oorschot, Wim ^a   Arts, Wil ^a   Gelissen, John ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European values; Mapping; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748092017     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699306064770     Document Type: Article

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