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Informationen zum Autor Stephen Baron, University of Glasgow, ScotlandJohn Field, University of Warwick, EnglandTom Schuller, Birkbeck College, University of London Klappentext "Social capital," a new idea gaining worldwide recognition, is explored in this book through studies of education, health, political science, urban regeneration, and economic development. Providing a unique overview of the topic, together with critical discussion of its application in a wide variety of fields, the volume offers the first full critical analysis of social capital, written by academics, professionals and policy specialists who are all distinguished and prominent contributors in their own fields. Zusammenfassung The idea of 'social capital' is increasingly influencing international, national and local policy making and work across the social sciences. This book provides an overview of 'social capital' together with critical discussion of its application in a wide variety of fields. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Tom Schuller, Stephen Baron and John Field: Social capital: a review and critique 2: Lindsay Paterson: Civil society and democratic renewal 3: Simon Szreter: Social capital, the economy and education in historical perspective 4: Ben Fine and Francis Green: Economic, social capital and the colonization of the social sciences 5.: Ralph Fevre: Socialising social capital: identity, the transition to work and economic development. 6: Peter Maskell: Social capital, innovation and competitiveness 7.: Peter Loizos: Refugees and social capital theory: social capital and social integration 8: Jon Lauglo: Social capital trumping class and cultural capital? Engagement with school among immigrant youth 9: Pamela Munn: Social capital, schools and exclusions 10: Catherine Campbell: Social capital and health: contextualizing health promotion within local community networks 11: Alex MacGillivray and Perry Walker: Local social capital: making it work on the ground 12: William Maloney, Graham Smith and Gerry Stoker: Social capital and associational life 13: Phillip Brown and Hugh Lauder: Human capital, social capital and collective intelligence 14: John Field, Tom Schuller and Stephen Baron: Social capital and human capital revisited ...
