Of time and causality: A simple test of the requirement of social capital in making democracy work in Italy

Political Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 889-897

  McLaren, Lauren M ^a   Baird, Vanessa A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 37849188335     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2006.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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