Trust, the democratic process, and involvement in a rural community

Rural Sociology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 250-274

  Marquart Pyatt, Sandra T ^a   Petrzelka, Peggy ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; POLITICAL PROCESS; RURAL AREA; RURAL POLITICS; RURAL SOCIETY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 45249115111     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1526/003601108784514598     Document Type: Article

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