Social trust and fractionalization: A possible reinterpretation

European Sociological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-283

  Bjørnskov, Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

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EID: 47049120776     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn004     Document Type: Article

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