Social capital and economic performance: A meta-analysis of 65 studies

European Planning Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 893-919

  Westlund, Hans ^a,b   Adam, Frane ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; META-ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 77952478160     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654311003701431     Document Type: Article

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