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Editors’ introduction

What is social capital and why is it important to public policy?

Robert E. Lang Senior Research Fellow at the Fannie Mae Foundation
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Steven P. Hornburg Senior Director of Policy, Fannie Mae Foundation
Pages 1-16 | Published online: 31 Mar 2010

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