This volume presents a kaleidoscopic view of the norms and forms of contemporary city life, focusing especially on the processes of social capital (de)formation

The currency of social capital serves as an important function given the capacity to generate external access (getting to) and internal accountability (getting

Despite considerable interest in social capital amongst urban policy makers and academics alike, there is currently little direct focus on its urban dimensions.

A critical examination of the social capital debate, which establishes a foundation for progressive reform in community development practice and local governmen

For decades now, scholars and politicians alike have argued that the concentration of poverty in city housing projects would produce distrust, alienation, apath