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Social Capital and European Democracy

By Jan W. Van Deth , Paul F. Whiteley , Ken Newton , Marco Maraffi

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1999
ISBN
9780415186308, 020309140X, 0415186307
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
691 kB (707536 bytes)
Series
Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
Pages
286\0
Time added
2022-08-04 11:56:00

Description

The authors of this work examine the dominant view that voluntary activity promotes social capital and hence good government, but also explore alternative models for the creation of social capital. Theoretical discussion is combined with detailed case studies to provide a new explanation of : * the origins and nature of social capital * its effects on political participation and policy-making * the role of the voluntary sector Contributors go on to examine the possibility that current changes in the voluntary sector may in fact undermine social capital and consider the consequences. This book is an important step forward in this rapidly growing field of research and adds a unique European perspective to a debate which has been largely US-focussed.

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