Exploring 'unseen' social capital in community participation everyday lives of poor mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong
This volume argues that using social capital to eradicate poverty is unlikely to succeed because its mainstream approach mistakenly assumes that social capital necessarily benefits poor people. The inadequacy of that assumption, Sam Wong argues, calls for a reassessment of human motivations, institu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press
2007.
Amsterdam : [2007] |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | ICAS publications series. Monographs ;
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427560106719 |
| Summary: | This volume argues that using social capital to eradicate poverty is unlikely to succeed because its mainstream approach mistakenly assumes that social capital necessarily benefits poor people. The inadequacy of that assumption, Sam Wong argues, calls for a reassessment of human motivations, institutional dynamics, and the complexity of structures in social capital building. Proposing a 'pro-poor' perspective, in which poverty-specific outcomes are highlighted, he suggests an exploration of 'unseen' social capital is in order-not only to challenge the mainstream understanding of 'seen' social capital, but to demonstrate the need for everyday cooperation, which is shaped by social norms, influenced by conscious and unconscious motivations, and subject to changes in priority based on livelihood. A useful volume for both policy makers and practitioners, Exploring 'Unseen' Social Capital in Community Participation offers a fresh perspective in thinking about civic and social agency. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (219 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781281191144 9786611191146 9789048501052 |
