Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed
contribution of 2001 (Social Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine
consolidates his position as the world's leading critic of the
concept. Fine forcibly demonstrates how social capital has expanded
across the social sciences only by degrading the different disciplines
and topics that it touches: a McDonaldisation of social theory. The
rise and fall of social capital at the World Bank is critically
explained as is social capital's growing presence in disciplines, such
as management studies, and its relative absence in others, such as
social history. Writing with a sharp critical edge, Fine not only
deconstructs the roller-coaster presence of social capital across the
social sciences but also draws out lessons on how (and how not) to do
research.
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9781783716555
Publisert
2016
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Pluto Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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