The socioeconomic power of social capital: A double test of Putnam's civic society argument

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 411-429

  Svendsen, Gunnar ^a   Sørensen, Jens F l ^a  

^a Danish Center for Rural Research   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Social policy; Society; Voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548649923     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330610690550     Document Type: Article

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