Building social capital and community capacity with signature projects: A case study of two diverse delta communities

Journal of Extension

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Robinson Jr , Jerry W ^a,b   Meikle Yaw, Paulette Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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