Exploring 'unseen' social capital in community participation everyday lives of poor mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong
"This book argues that using social capital to eradicate poverty is less likely to succeed because the mainstream neoinstitutional approach mistakenly assumes that social capital necessarily benefits poor people. This inadequacy calls for a re-assessment of human motivations, institutional dyna...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press
2007.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
ICAS publications series. Monographs ; 2. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31625459*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Building a 'Pro-Poor' Social Capital Framework
- Ethnography - Alternative Research Methodology
- Historical and Cultural Contexts of Mainland Chinese Migrants in Hong Kong
- Investing in Social Capital? - Considering the Paradoxes of Agency in Social Exchange
- 'Getting the Social Relations Right'? - Understanding Institutional Plurality and Dynamics
- Rethinking Authority and Power in the Structures of Relations
- Conclusions and Policy Implications.
