The role of community and individuals in the formation of social capital

Human Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 709-721

  Godoy, Ricardo ^a   Reyes García, Victoria ^b   Huanca, Tomás ^a   Leonard, William R ^c   Olvera, Ramona G ^a   Bauchet, Jonathan ^a   Ma, Zhao ^a   St John, Jonathan ^a   Miodowski, Marisa ^a   Rios, Oscar Zapata ^a   Vadez, Vincen ^a   Seyfreid, Craig ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Generosity; Pro social behavior; Social capital; Tsimane'

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPILLOVER EFFECT; VILLAGE;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 35648933465     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-006-9106-1     Document Type: Article

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