Social Capital and Economic Development

ISBN-13: 9780415407014 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 144 str.

Patrick Francois; P. Francois

Opis

Provides an insight into the topic - social capital. This book emphasises trustworthiness as a vital feature of social capital and presents an argument that standard economic treatments of this phenomenon are inadequate. It is suitable for economic development scholars as well as those interested in development studies and economic thought.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Culture and Economic Development 3. New Institutions or Culturalists 4. Accounting for Characteristics 5. A Model of Trustworthiness in Production 6. The Anatomy of Development Success and Failure
7. Conclusions

O autorze

Patrick François is Associate Professor at Tilburg University, The Netherlands