'A gentleman's handshake': The role of social capital and trust in transforming information into usable knowledge

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-22

  Fisher, Rhiannon ^a  

^a ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Information; Knowledge; Social capital; Trust

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 84875085900     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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