"Given the rapid pace at which the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and other Asian economies are growing and the global volatility that these so

This volume argues that using social capital to eradicate poverty is unlikely to succeed because its mainstream approach mistakenly assumes that social capital

The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects t

The volume brings together some of the leading scholars around the world working on social capital to study how individuals and groups access and use their soci

Family networks and wider personal social relationships - guanxi - have long been held to be a significant factor making for the success of many Chinese family