Social capital : a multifaceted perspective

Dasgupta, Partha. (Added Author). Serageldin, Ismail, 1944- (Added Author).

Summary: ""Social capital initially derives from social theory, and from the broad idea that social relationships are resources that help people act effectively"--A definition by the late James Coleman, one of the first social scientists to use the term in the 1970s." "Social capital has since then quickly entered the common vernacular of our discussions about the connectedness of citizens to their community. It remains, however, a concept that is not easily defined. There lies the impetus for this book, which presents theoretical and empirical studies of social capital by a roster of leading sociologists, economists, and political scientists. It is an outgrowth of a workshop, held at the World Bank in April 1997, which was devoted to exploring the concept of social capital through a multidisciplinary forum."--Jacket

Record details

ISBN: 0821345621
ISBN: 6610005478
ISBN: 9786610005475
ISBN: 9781280005473
ISBN: 1280005475
ISBN: 9780821350041
ISBN: 0821350048
ISBN: 0821345621
ISBN: 9780821345627
ISBN: 9780585217673
ISBN: 058521767X
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 424 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A number of essays in this volume were presented at a workshop organized at the World Bank in April 1997"--Page ix
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Observations on social capital / Kenneth J. Arrow -- Notes on social capital and economic performance / Robert M. Solow -- Social capital in the creation of human capital / James S. Coleman -- Defining social capital : an integrating view / Ismail Serageldin and Christiaan Grootaert -- Formal and informal institutions / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- Creating and harnessing social capital / Anirudh Krishna -- The formation of social capital / Jonathan H. Turner -- Getting things done in an antimodern society : social capital networks in Russia / Richard Rose -- Social capital : a fad or a fundamental concept? / Elinor Ostrom -- Understanding social capital : learning from the analysis and experience of participation / Norman Uphoff -- Economic growth and social capital in Italy / John F. Helliwell and Robert D. Putnam -- Social capital : evidence and implications / Deepa Narayan and Lant Pritchett -- Social capital, the state, and development outcomes / Ajay Chhibber -- Trust in large organizations / Rafael La Porta [and others] -- Economic progress and the idea of social capital / Partha Dasgupta.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Language Note:	English.
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