The Handbook of Social Capital

The Handbook of Social Capital
ISBN-10
0199271232
ISBN-13
9780199271238
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
722
Language
English
Published
2008-04-17
Publisher
Oxford University Press on Demand
Authors
Jan W. van Deth, Dario Castiglione, Guglielmo Wolleb

Description

The study of social capital is one of the most exciting recent developments in the social sciences. It has rapidly become a powerful concept in the vocabulary of the social sciences, influenced new research programmes in politics, economics, and the social sciences in general, and established itself in public discourse. As the idea of social capital has spread, the literature about it has increased exponentially. After twenty years it is time for a more consideredand critical assessment of its meaning and its standing as a key concept of social research. The Handbook offers a comprehensive view of social capital studies. Written by some of the main experts in the fields, who have been asked to take a fresh look at various aspects of the concept and of theempirical literatures, it is both an authoritative, critical, and innovative introduction to the study of social capital.

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