Cooperation against all odds: Finding reasons for trust where formal institutions fail

International Sociology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-366

  Tillmar, Malin ^a   Lindkvist, Lars ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

'Leap of faith'; Control; Cooperation; Institutions; Tanzania; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247555337     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580907076575     Document Type: Article

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