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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970373903321

Titolo

Democracies in flux : the evolution of social capital in contemporary society / / edited by Robert D. Putnam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

0-19-988220-7

0-19-517160-8

1-280-48224-9

9786610482245

0-19-803437-7

0-19-518460-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (516 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PutnamRobert D

Disciplina

302

Soggetti

Social capital (Sociology)

Civil society

Democracy

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1 GREAT BRITAIN""; ""2 UNITED STATES""; ""3 UNITED STATES""; ""4 FRANCE""; ""5 A DECLINE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL?""; ""6 FROM CIVIL WAR TO CIVIL SOCIETY""; ""7 SWEDEN""; ""8 AUSTRALIA""; ""9 BROADENING THE BASIS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN JAPAN""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INDEX"".

Sommario/riassunto

In Democracies in Flux, Putnam and nine world renowned scholars investigate the condition of social capital in eight advanced democratic nations.