How does social trust affect economic growth?

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1346-1368

  Bjørnskov, Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 84861802195     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-78.4.1346     Document Type: Article

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