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Social capital versus social theory: political economy and social science at the turn of the millennium

By Ben Fine

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2001
ISBN
0415241790, 9780415241793
Google Books ID
NeP8QgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL18117887M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (22391452 bytes)
Series
Contemporary Political Economy
Edition
1
Pages
301\301
DPI
600
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The idea of Social Capital is an attempt to incorporate social considerations into mainstream economic thinking. Its proponents feel that social factors are properly quantifiable. So, they use the compex algebra and statistics beloved of mainstream economic theory and measure 'units' of health care or education in the same way that they would machinery or transport.Ben Fine's main argument in this book is that such concers cannot be judged in terms of mathematical methods and that to try t odo so is overly simplistic.Fine assesses the impact of Social Impact across the social sciences and shows how economic analysis is being subsumed into these areas and how thinking in sociology and politics impacts upon economics.

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