Social capital, collective action and group formation: Developmental trajectories in post-socialist Mongolia

Human Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-188

  Upton, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groups; Mongolia; Pastoral development; Social capital; Trust

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PASTORALISM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 41049085135     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-007-9158-x     Document Type: Article

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