Political support: Social capital, civil society and political and economic performance

Political Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 846-864

  Newton, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548531346     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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