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New material encompasses: Social capital and the internet Social capital and the economists Changing policy understandings of social capital Social capital and resilience in tough times This clear and comprehensive introduction explains the ...
This is an indispensable introduction to the topic which explains the theoretical underpinning of the subject, the empirical work that has been done to explore its operation and the effect that it has had on policy making."--Jacket.
The volume is divided into three parts. The first segment clarifies social capital as a concept and explores its theoretical and operational bases.
The volume is divided into three parts. The first segment clarifies social capital as a concept and explores its theoretical and operational bases.
The volume is divided into three parts. The first segment clarifies social capital as a concept and explores its theoretical and operational bases.
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.
In a recent review of social capital's conceptual history, the political scientist James Farr found that a number of ... The subsequent debate was conducted largely in the United States, where James Coleman's attempted fusion of ...
With genuine cross-disciplinary appeal, this exceptional book will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and social policy.
This collection tackles the theme of isolation and the breakdown of mediating social institutions. It is, in part, a response to Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone as well as an attempt to create a broader idea of civil society.
Social Capital and Status Attainment: A Research Tradition. 78. 7. Inequality in Social Capital: A Research Agenda. 99. 8. Social Capital and the Emergence of Social Structure: A Theory of Rational Choice. 127. 9.
Joonmo Son categorizes this wealth of work according to whether its focus is on the necessary preconditions for social capital, its structural basis, or its production.
The volume is divided into three parts. The first segment clarifies social capital as a concept and explores its theoretical and operational bases.
This book is fundamentally about bridging bridging across disciplines, units of analysis, and themes. Scholars, students, and other interested readers from the social sciences and management will find this book challenging and illuminating.
This book contains a number of papers presented at a workshop organised by the World Bank in 1997 on the theme of 'Social Capital: Integrating the Economist's and the Sociologist's Perspectives'.
Great sacrifices are not necessary , “ but every day it prompts some small ones ” ( 527 ; Volume II , Part II , Chapter 8 ) . People may get involved in groups to serve their own interests , but those activities can teach other ...
Social capital has taken the social sciences by storm yet remains fraught with controversy. Despite its complexity and conceptual difficulties, the persistent interest in social capital arises from the fact...
The volume is divided into three parts. The first segment clarifies social capital as a concept and explores its theoretical and operational bases.
The volume brings together some of the leading scholars around the world working on social capital to study how individuals and groups access and use their social relations and social connections to do better in society in order to achieve ...
In this collection of essays, contributors debate the definition of social capital--broadly understood as the effect social networks and shared attitudes can have on economic performance-and ask how the concept...