Sources of civic engagement in Latin America: Empirical evidence from rural Ecuadorian communities

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1442-1458

  Schmitt, Carina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; OECD; RURAL SOCIETY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ECUADOR; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 77957063763     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220381003599394     Document Type: Article

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