Social capital and community building through an electronic network

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-379

  Hopkins, Liza ^a   Thomas, Julian ^a   Meredyth, Denise ^a   Ewing, Scott ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 33751101603     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2004.tb01188.x     Document Type: Article

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