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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825299503321

Autore

Fine Ben

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2001

ISBN

1-134-57830-X

1-322-29722-3

9786611325701

1-281-32570-8

1-134-57831-8

0-203-47078-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Contemporary political economy series

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Social sciences - Philosophy

Economics - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-278) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction and overview; The enigma and fluidity of capital; Bringing the social back in; Bourdieu's social capital: from distinction to extinction; Bringing rational choice back in; Making the benchmark work for social theory; The expanding universe of social capital; Making the post-Washington consensus; World banking on social capital; Measuring social capital; how long is a missing link?; Social capital versus political economy; Notes; References; Name index; Subject index;

Sommario/riassunto

Traces the origins of social capital through the work of Becker, Bourdieu and Coleman and reviews the literature across the social sciences. This book is topical and uniquely critical of social capital.