Social capital and institutional constraints : a comparative analysis of China, Taiwan and the US /
The sociological concept of social capital has grown in popularity in recent years and research programs in North America, Europe, and East Asia have demonstrated how social capital has a significant impact on occupational mobility, community building, social movement, and economic development. This...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2012.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780203104743 0203104749 9781136250798 1136250794 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The sociological concept of social capital has grown in popularity in recent years and research programs in North America, Europe, and East Asia have demonstrated how social capital has a significant impact on occupational mobility, community building, social movement, and economic development. 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 different societies, China, Taiwan, and the United States, in order to revea. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Series: | Routledge contemporary China series.
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