Social capital : a multifaceted perspective

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Observations on social capital -- Notes on social capital and economic performance -- Social capital in the creation of human capital -- Defining social capital: an integrating view -- Formal and informal institutions -- Creating and harnessing social capital -- The formation of social capital -- Getting things done in an antimodern society: social capital networks in Russia -- Social capital: a fad or a fundamental concept?* -- Understanding social capital: learning fromthe analysis and experience of participation -- Economic growth and social capital in Italy -- Social capital: evidence and implications -- Social capital, the state, and development outcomes -- Trust in large organizations -- Economic progress and the idea of social capital.