Social Capital and Institutional Constraints: A Comparative Analysis of China, Taiwan and the US

By Joonmo Son

This book uses new empirical data to test how social capital works in different societies with diverse political-economic and cultural institutions. Taking a comparative approach, this study focuses on data from three very different societies, China, Taiwan and the United States, in order to reveal the international commonalities and disparities in access to, and activation of, social capital in labor markets. In particular, this book tests whether political economic and cultural differences between capitalist and socialist economic systems and between Western and Confucian cultures create different types of individual social networks and usages.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415595223
• ISBN13: 9780415595223
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"