Trust and development

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-220

  Dearmon, Jacob ^a   Grier, Kevin ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Economic growth; Investment; Social capital; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349167646     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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