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Sharp knives and blunt instruments: Social capital in development studies

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Analyzes the concept of social capital and its contributions in development studies. Criticism of the coherence of social capital as a concept; Criticism of the normative effects of social capital; Types of policy and practice to which it might give rise.

Publication Title

Antipode

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Volume

34

Issue

4

First Page

800

Last Page

803

ISSN

0066-4812

DOI

10.1111/1467-8330.00272

Keywords

social capital, economic development

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