Bonding social capital in a postcommunist region

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 758-777

  Kaminska, Monika Ewa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economic development; Informal economy; Low cost competition; Postcommunist society; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749117869     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209350836     Document Type: Article

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