A cross-national comparison of the internal effects of participation in voluntary organizations

Political Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-32

  Howard, Marc Morjé ^a   Gilbert, Leah ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38849148429     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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