书名: Active Social Capital
作者: Anirudh Krishna (Author)
出版社: Columbia University Press (August 15, 2002)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0231125712
ISBN-13: 978-0231125710
Book Description
The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from 69 villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it operates in practice, and what results it can be expected to produce.
Does social capital provide a viable means for advancing economic development, promoting ethnic peace, and strengthening democratic governance? The world is richer than ever before, but more than a fifth of its people are poor and miserable. Civil wars and ethnic strife continue to mar prospects for peace. Democracy is in place in most countries, but large numbers of citizens do not benefit from it. How can development, peace and democracy become more fruitful for the ordinary citizen? This book shows how social capital is a crucial dimension of any solution to these problems.
Review
"It is only by deploying a diverse arsenal of methodological tools and marshaling a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence, while learning from the hard won lessons of seasoned front line service providers, that greater truths can emerge. Krishna has more than paid his dues on both fronts." -- John Brueggemann, Mobilization
About the Author
Anirudh Krishna is professor at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University
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作者: Anirudh Krishna (Author)
出版社: Columbia University Press (August 15, 2002)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0231125712
ISBN-13: 978-0231125710
Book Description
The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from 69 villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it operates in practice, and what results it can be expected to produce.
Does social capital provide a viable means for advancing economic development, promoting ethnic peace, and strengthening democratic governance? The world is richer than ever before, but more than a fifth of its people are poor and miserable. Civil wars and ethnic strife continue to mar prospects for peace. Democracy is in place in most countries, but large numbers of citizens do not benefit from it. How can development, peace and democracy become more fruitful for the ordinary citizen? This book shows how social capital is a crucial dimension of any solution to these problems.
Review
"It is only by deploying a diverse arsenal of methodological tools and marshaling a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence, while learning from the hard won lessons of seasoned front line service providers, that greater truths can emerge. Krishna has more than paid his dues on both fronts." -- John Brueggemann, Mobilization
About the Author
Anirudh Krishna is professor at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University
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