Ethnic Diversity, Economic and Cultural Contexts, and Social Trust: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from European Regions, 2002–2010.
A growing literature investigates the relationship between ethnic diversity and social trust. Comparative research in the European context employing country-level indicators has predominantly produced inconclusive results. This study examines the relationship between immigration-related diversity an...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 1211 - 1241 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2015
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