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Measures of Trust and Participation in Collective Actions: Evidence from Rural Senegal

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  • Omar Sene, 2017. "Measures of Trust and Participation in Collective Actions: Evidence from Rural Senegal," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 29(3), pages 498-511, September.
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