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The economics of social capital and health : a conceptual and empirical roadmap / edited by Sherman Folland, Oakland University, USA, Lorenzo Rocco, University of Padova, Italy ; foreword by Richard M. Scheffler, University of California, Berkeley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Folland, Sherman.
- Rocco, Lorenzo, 1975- author.
- Series:
- World Scientific series in global healthcare economics and public policy ; v. 2.
- World Scientific series in global healthcare economics and public policy, 2010-2089 ; volume 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical economics.
- Social capital (Sociology).
- Medical care.
- Health promotion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) : illustrations (some color).
- Place of Publication:
- New Jersey : World Scientific, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book defines the field of social capital and health. Over the last two decades, there has been a recognition of the importance of social capital (usually defined as ties in the community, attachment to the community, and participation in community activities) and its impact on the health of those in that community. The purpose of this book is to show the growth in the field of social capital and health and to expose readers to a variety of approaches in order to think about and model the question of how health can be improved by investments in community social capital as well as by indivi
- Contents:
- Introduction to the economics of social capital and health / Sherman Folland and Lorenzo Rocco
- What is social capital and how does it work to improve health? / Sherman Folland
- Investing in social capital / Sherman Folland, Kaarboe, and Islam
- Social capital : an economic perspective / LaPorte
- How social capital arises in populations / Sherman Folland and Iversen
- Measures of social capital / Richard Scheffler and Yumna Bahgat
- The empirics of social capital / Lorenzo Rocco and Elena Fumagalli
- Social capital and health in low- and middle-income countries / Jose Anchorena, Lucas Ronconi, and Sachiko Ozawa
- Social capital and smoking / Lorenzo Rocco and Beatrice d'Hombres
- Policy implications / Eline Aas.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789814293402
- 9814293407
- OCLC:
- 869376074
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