Handbook of Social Capital: The Troika of Sociology, Political Science and Economics

Handbook of Social Capital: The Troika of Sociology, Political Science and Economics
ISBN-10
1848447485
ISBN-13
9781848447486
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
460
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Authors
Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard Svendsen

Description

Given the current global economic crisis that has its root causes in the psychology of the marketplace every bit as much as any other factor, the Handbook of Social Capital is timely, insightful, informed, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking reading. . . A compilation of impressive and extensive scholarship, the Handbook of Social Capital is strongly recommended for academic and professional library reference collections. Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review The Handbook of Social Capital offers an important contribution to the study of bonding and bridging social capital networks, balancing the troika of sociology, political science and economics. Eminent contributors, including Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom, explore the different scientific approaches required if international research is to embrace both the bright and the more shadowy aspects of social capital. The Handbook stresses the importance of trust for economies all over the world and contains a strong advocacy for cross-disciplinary work within the social sciences. Social capital is becoming one of the most important and hotly discussed topics of today. This inter-disciplinary Handbook intends to serve as a bridge for students and scholars across the social sciences.

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