Social capital versus social theory : political economy and social science at the turn of the millennium / Ben Fine.

This volume traces the origins of social capital through the work of Becker, Bourdieu and Coleman, and comprehensively reviews the literature across the social sciences.

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Main Author: Fine, Ben
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Series:Contemporary political economy series.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction and overview
  • 2. The enigma and fluidity of capital
  • 3. Bringing the social back in
  • 4. Bourdieu's social capital: from distinction to extinction
  • 5. Bringing rational choice back in
  • 6. Making the benchmark work for social theory
  • 7. The expanding universe of social capital
  • 8. Making the post-Washington consensus
  • 9. World banking on social capital
  • 10. Measuring social capital
  • how long is a missing link?
  • 11. Social capital versus political economy.