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Author:   Gregory W. Streich ,  Joseph D. Lewandowski
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138269927

ISBN 10:   1138269921
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   09 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword, Eric M. Uslaner; Introduction: social capital and city life, Joseph D. Lewandowski and Gregory W. Streich; City seclusion and social exclusion: how and why economic disparities harm social capital, Alina R. Oxendine; Social capital, social exclusion and rehabilitation policy in the Hungarian urban context, Katalin Füzér and Judit Monostori; Cooperation and trust in urban residential communities, Annamária Orbán; Urban social poverty, Joseph D. Lewandowski; City life and film: narratives of urban social capital in Gran Torino, Gregory W. Streich; Staunch: Maori gangs in urban New Zealand, Rawiri Taonui and Greg Newbold; The care market: social capital and urban African funeral societies, Gift Dafuleya and Scelo Zibagwe; Social capital dynamics in the post-colonial Harare urbanscape, Innocent Chirisa; Urban development and social capital: lessons from Kathmandu, Urmi Sengupta and Sujeet Sharma; Disruptive social capital in Los Angeles: (un)healthy socio-spatial interactions among Filipino men living with HIV/AIDS, Lois M. Takahashi and Michelle G. Magalong; Gender relations, migration, and urban social capital in Hong Kong, Sam Wong; Discovering social capital among older adults in the urban communities of Shanghai, Chen Honglin and Wong Yu-Cheung; References; Index.

Reviews

'This is a book that adds major insights to our understanding of how social capital is constituted and transformed in the city. This in-depth and cross-cultural examination gives us unexpected findings about the diverse contradictions of urban social capital.' Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, USA 'Comprised of very interesting and original papers on dimensions of social capital in cities across the globe, from Kathmandu to Baltimore, Los Angeles to Shanghai, this volume makes a strong case that public policy must focus on constructing spaces that enhance cross-group interactions as well as improving income inequality and construct integrative spaces as quickly as possible. It discusses both positive and negative aspects of urban social capital using a variety of disciplinary lens and approaches, and contains an innovative use of both qualitative and quantitative data. The collection represents the next step in rigorous application of analysis to the concept of social capital in cities.' Amrita Daniere, University of Toronto, Canada

Author Information

Professor Joseph D. Lewandowski, Department of Philosophy & Dean of The Honors College and Professor Gregory W. Streich, Department of Government, International Studies, and Languages, both at The University of Central Missouri, USA

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