Active social capital : tracing the roots of development and democracy /

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The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from 69 villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krishna, Anirudh, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Social capital (Sociology)
Economic development > Social aspects.
Capital social (Sociologie)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Can Social Capital Help Support Development and Democracy?
  • 2. How Might Social Capital Matter?
  • 3. Structure and Agency: New Political Entrepreneurs and the Rise of Village-Based Collective Action
  • 4. Measuring Social Capital
  • 5. Understanding Economic Development: Why Do Some Villages Develop Faster than Others?
  • 6. Examining Community Harmony: Why Are Some Villages Peaceful and Others Not?
  • 7. Democratic Participation in Rural North India: Social Capital and New Political Entrepreneurs
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Methodology
  • Appendix B: Details of 60 Villages in Rajasthan
  • Appendix C: Map of Village Balesariya
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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