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Investigating social capital : comparative perspectives on civil society, participation, and governance / edited by Sanjeev Prakash, Per Selle.

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TextPublisher: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004Description: 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0761996907
9780761996903

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DDC classification:

302 22

LOC classification:

HM708 .I58 2004

Contents:

1. Introduction : why investigate social capital? / Sanjeev Prakash and Per Selle -- 2. Social capital and democracy : institutional and social preconditions / Axel Hadenius -- 3. Is civil society the answer? / Susanne Hoeber Rudolph -- 4. Social capital of individuals : relational asset or personal quality? / Paul Dekker -- 5. Social capital and institutional legitimacy : the Corleone connection / Bo Rothstein -- 6. How associations matter : an empirical assessment of the social capital-trust-voluntary action link / Mario Diani -- 7. Organizational memberships and crosscutting ties : bonding or bridging social capital? / D. Douglas Caulkins -- 8. Communities, social capital and local government : generalized trust in regional settings / Dietlind Stolle -- 9. Putting social capital to work : agency and development / Anirudh Krishna -- 10. Passive membership in voluntary organizations : implications for civil society, integration and democracy / Dag Wollebaek and Per Selle -- 11. Social capital and economic development : a plea for mechanisms / Gaute Torsvik -- 12. Surfing for online connectedness : is the Internet helping to end civic engagement? / Tommy Tranvik.

Review: "Bringing together perspectives from the fields of development studies and the political theory of institutions, this important volume provides a critical analysis of social capital and helps to clarify the concept. Based on studies of social capital and civil society in Scandinavia, India, Italy, and the Netherlands, the contributors test the robustness of the concept in different contexts within a broad comparative framework." "With its original research, comparative approach, conceptual innovations, and numerous fresh insights, this book will be of considerable interest to all those studying political science, development studies, sociology, and civil society."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Bringing together perspectives from the fields of development studies and the political theory of institutions, this important volume provides a critical analysis of social capital and helps to clarify the concept. Based on studies of social capital and civil society in Scandinavia, India, Italy, and the Netherlands, the contributors test the robustness of the concept in different contexts within a broad comparative framework." "With its original research, comparative approach, conceptual innovations, and numerous fresh insights, this book will be of considerable interest to all those studying political science, development studies, sociology, and civil society."--BOOK JACKET.

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