The formation and interplay of social capital in crowdfunded social ventures

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 478-499

  Lehner, Othmar M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; crowdfunding; opportunity; social capital; social entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904418567     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2014.922623     Document Type: Article

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