Social capital in Urban China: Attitudinal and behavioral effects on grassroots self-government

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 422-442

  Chen, Jie ^a   Lu, Chunlong ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247328274     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2007.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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