Trust, inequality and the size of the co-operative sector: Cross-country evidence

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-195

  Jones, Derek C ^a   Kalmi, Panu ^b  

^a HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

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EID: 77950686719     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2009.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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