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Social capital

Author: John Field
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Series: Key ideas.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"The term 'social capital' is a way of conceptualizing the intangible resources of community, shared values and trust upon which we draw in daily life. It has achieved considerable currency in the social sciences and has been taken up within politics and sociology as a means of explaining the decline of social cohesion and community values in many western societies.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John Field
ISBN: 0415257530 9780415257534 0415257549 9780415257541 9780203634080 020363408X
OCLC Number: 51647752
Description: vi, 165 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents: From metaphor to concept --
Exploring the power of networks --
A walk on the dark side --
Social capital in a (post)modern world --
Social capital as policy.
Series Title: Key ideas.
Responsibility: John Field.
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A clear introduction explaining the theoretical underpinning of the subject, empirical work to explore its operation, and the effect on policy making within such international governmental bodies as  Read more...

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