Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare State

by Fiona Kay

Social capital is arguably the most critical idea to emerge in the social sciences in the last two decades. Emphasizing the importance of social networks, communication, and the symbolic and material exchanges that strengthen communities, social capital has been the subject of an expansive body of literature. Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare State represents a landmark consideration of the diverse meanings, causal foundations, and positive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774813091
• ISBN13: 9780774813099
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 368 Pages