The empirics of social capital and economic development: A critical perspective

Social Capital Lifelong Learning and the Management of Place: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 76-94

  Sabatini, Fabio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203945537     Document Type: Chapter

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