Investment of social capital (a new dimension in political development)

Author: Yan Jirong
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Social capital is a resource existing within social structural relationships, manifested as personal relationships, member status, social networks, and trust relationships. This book utilizes research achievements in the field of social capital theory abroad to systematically analyze the nature, composition, types, and forms of social capital. It explains the functions of social capital in the socio-political and economic development, clarifies the sources, investment methods, and strategies of social capital, and on this basis, proposes its own views on national development strategies. The book is comprehensive in content and well-organized, to some extent, making up for the lack of specialized systematic research on social capital in China.