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Race, Neighborhoods, and the Misuse of Social Capital / edited by J. Jennings.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Race.
- Sociology, Urban.
- Economic policy.
- Political sociology.
- Social structure.
- Equality.
- Human rights.
- Race and Ethnicity Studies.
- Urban Sociology.
- Economic Policy.
- Political Sociology.
- Social Structure.
- Human Rights.
- Local Subjects:
- Race and Ethnicity Studies.
- Urban Sociology.
- Economic Policy.
- Political Sociology.
- Social Structure.
- Human Rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (188 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This anthology tackles three key issues: how social capital is discussed within the contexts of racial inequality, how this dialogue informs public policy regarding neighbourhood revitalization and economic development, and how effective a strategy utilization of social capital is for improving inner city living conditions.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Race, Social Relations, and the Study of Social Capital; 2 Old Whines in New Bottles: Robert Putnam, Richard Florida, and the "Community" Problem in Contemporary America; 3 Social Capital, the Sow's Ear, and the Closing of the Political Universe; 4 Moving Beyond Vagueness: Social Capital, Social Networks, and Economic Outcomes; 5 Social Capital, Race, and the Future of Inner-City Neighborhoods; 6 Social Capital in Refugee and Immigrant Communities; 7 From Africville to Globalville: Race, Poverty, and Urban Governance in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 8 The Political Use of Social Capital in New Zealand Bibliography; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611363161
- 9781281363169
- 1281363162
- 9780230604827
- 023060482X
- OCLC:
- 314793723
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