Social capital as a club good: The case of ethnic communities and entrepreneurship

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-53

  Galbraith, Craig S ^a   Rodriguez, Carlos L ^a   Stiles, Curt H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 65749110953     PISSN: 17506204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506200710736258     Document Type: Article

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