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Handbook of social capital : the troika of sociology, political science, and economics / edited by Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social capital (Sociology).
- Sociology.
- Political science.
- Economics.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 460 p.) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, Glos, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Why cooperation? : classical explanations
- pt. II. Why cooperation? : recent explanations
- pt. III. Corruption and the quality of institutions
- pt. IV. The welfare state
- pt. V. The role of the state
- pt. VI. Migration and integration
- pt. VII. The economy
- pt. VIII. Measurement.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781848447486 (e-book)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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