Social Capital
- ISBN-10
- 0745625479
- ISBN-13
- 9780745625478
- Series
- Social Capital
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 388
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Polity
- Author
- David Halpern
Description
This work presents an introduction to the concept of social capital - a term which refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that facilitate individual and collective action.
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