Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2007, 43(5): 991-992 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2007.43.5.06

Regions in the Czech Republic - Are There Connections between Economic Development, Social Capital, and Government Performance?

Tomáš Kostelecký, Věra Patočková, Jana Vobecká
Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Praha

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Kostelecký, T., Patočková, V., & Vobecká, J. (2007). Regions in the Czech Republic - Are There Connections between Economic Development, Social Capital, and Government Performance? Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 43(5), 991-992. doi: 10.13060/00380288.2007.43.5.06
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