Social capital and community participation in post-soviet Armenia: Implications for policy and practice

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1299-1319

  Babajanian, Babken V ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POST-COMMUNISM; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ARMENIA; ASIA; EURASIA; WEST ASIA;

EID: 52049127081     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668130802292861     Document Type: Article

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