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

ISBN-13: 9780415595223 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 174 str.

Joonmo Son;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

Using the comparative axes of political economy and cultural legacy, this book demonstrates the international commonalities and differences in access to and activation of social capital in China, the US and Taiwan.

Spis treści

1. A Comparative study of social capital 2. Accessed and activated social capital 3. Institutional constraints 4. Theoretical models and hypotheses 5. Data, methods and measures 6. Accessed social capital among the three societies 7. Social capital and status attainment 8. Social capital and institutional constraints

O autorze

Joonmo Son is Associate Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.