Links and architecture in village networks

Economic Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 537, 2009, Pages 917-949

  Krishnan, Pramila ^a   Sciubba, Emanuela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL; NETWORKING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; VILLAGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 62749116472     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02250.x     Document Type: Article

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