Introduction -- Social capital: elements and dimensions -- The feasibility of constructing social capital -- Development and not just growth -- The path to development through social capital -- Social capital in neighborhood development: Pianura, Naples -- Social capital in educational policy:...

"This is a compilation of essays on a swathe of subjects: economics, politics, law, finance, education, media, military, international relations, focusing on public policy in an emerging economy, in a key African state. Put together in one neat volume, they are at once original, as they are full...