Understanding social inclusion, social cohesion, and social capital

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1133-1152

  Oxoby, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Social capital; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350371470     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290910996963     Document Type: Article

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