Social capital and community heterogeneity

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-170

  Coffé, Hilde ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cleavage structure; Community heterogeneity; Social capital

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 61349120014     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9275-y     Document Type: Article

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