Social capital and cooperation in central and eastern Europe - A framework for research on governance

Journal of Rural Cooperation

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-20

  Murray, Catherine ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Governance; Social capital

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; GAME THEORY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICAL CHANGE; RURAL POLITICS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 44449129483     PISSN: 03777480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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