Social capital: Analysing the effect of a political perspective on the perceived role of government in community prosperity

Rural Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-247

  Brooks, Kate ^a  

^a Visiting Fellow ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Community renewal; Prosperity; Resilience; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009596356     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.17.3.231     Document Type: Article

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