Social capital and economic development / Patrick Francois.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

François, Patrick.

Series:

Fundamentals of development economics ; v. 2.

Fundamentals of development economics ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social capital (Sociology).

Economic development--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

viii, 133 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Summary:

This immensely readable book by Patrick Francois provides an original insight into the increasingly fashionable topic that is social capital. In a unique, original book, the author emphasises trustworthiness as a vital feature of social capital and argues that standard economic treatments of this phenomenon are inadequate. This book's richer evolutionary treatment of this is embedded in a neoclassical model and will prove to be essential reading for economic development scholars as well as those interested in development studies and economic thought in general.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [122]-128) and index.

ISBN:

0415271339

OCLC:

49925155