ISBN:
9780415834131
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXI, 268 p)
Edition:
Hoboken Taylor and Francis
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in social economics 20
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Social capital and economics
DDC:
305
Keywords:
Sozialkapital
;
Soziale Werte
;
Macht
;
Sozialpsychologie
;
Interdisziplinäre Forschung
;
Electronic books
;
Soziales Kapital
;
Gruppenidentität
;
Wirtschaft
;
Wert
;
Soziale Identität
;
Soziales Kapital
;
Gruppenidentität
;
Wirtschaft
;
Wert
;
Soziale Identität
Abstract:
This volume provides a collection of critical new perspectives on social capital theory by examining how social values, power relationships, and social identity interact with social capital. This book seeks to extend this theory into what have been largely under-investigated domains, and, at the same time, address long-standing, classic questions in the literature concerning the forms, determinants, and consequences of social capital. Social capital can be understood in terms of social norms and networks. It manifests itself in patterns of trust, reciprocity, and cooperation. The authors argue
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Social capital: social values, power, and social identity; Part II Old problems, new questions; 2 The history of 'social capital'; 3 Operationalising the concept of social capital: newperspectives and new measures; Part III Alternative theoretical frameworks; 4 Social capital, inequality and power from a Bourdieusianperspective; 5 Furthering the link between social capital and corruption
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Social capital and social identity: trust and conflictPart IVSocial segregation and social capital; 7 Concentrated poverty, racial/ethnic diversity andneighbourhood social capital in New York City; 8 Inequality and social capital in post- Communist Europe; 9 The externalities of strong social capital: post- tsunamirecovery in Southeast India; Part V The third sphere and the social economy; 10 Social capital, cooperatives and social enterprises; 11 Social enterprise networks and social capital: a case study inScotland/UK; 12 Social capital and sports clubs; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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