Quantifying the relationship between social capital and economic conditions in Appalachia

Applied Geography

Volumn 90, Issue , 2018, Pages 175-186

  Holtkamp, Christopher R ^a   Weaver, Russell C ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Economic development; Social capital; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INVESTMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

APPALACHIANS;

EID: 85038836441     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.12.010     Document Type: Article

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