Does immigration erode social capital? the conditional effects of immigration-generated diversity on trust, membership, and participation across 19 countries, 1981-2000

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 319-347

  Kesler, Christel ^a   Bloemraad, Irene ^b  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77955857681     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: 17449324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423910000077     Document Type: Article

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