Social Capital in Developing Democracies Nicaragua and Argentina |
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| Author:
| Anderson, Leslie E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-14084-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.99 |
Book Description:
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Social Capital in Developing Democracies explores the contribution of social capital to the process of democratization and the limits of that contribution. Leslie E. Anderson concludes that social capital can enhance democracy under historical conditions that have created horizontal ties among citizens, but that social capital can also undermine democratization where historical conditions have created vertical ties with leaders and suspicion or non-cooperation among citizens.
Social Capital in Developing Democracies explores the contribution of social capital to the process of democratization and the limits of that contribution. Leslie E. Anderson concludes that social capital can enhance democracy under historical conditions that have created horizontal ties among citizens, but that social capital can also undermine democratization where historical conditions have created vertical ties with leaders and suspicion or non-cooperation among citizens.