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Social capital in wonderland

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  • Ben Fine

    (Department of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK)

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Whilst, from their internally privileged position, the World Bank's social capitalists have defended their use and heavy promotion of social capital within the Bank as a strategy for civilizing the Bank's economists, this is shown to have been both a flawed strategy and one that misreads both the internal dynamic of the Bank and its external influence.

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  • Ben Fine, 2008. "Social capital in wonderland," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 8(3), pages 261-269, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:prodev:v:8:y:2008:i:3:p:261-269
    DOI: 10.1177/146499340800800304
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    1. Dell Champlin, 1999. "Social capital and the privatization of public goods," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 26(10/11), pages 1302-1314, October.
    2. Peter Knorringa & Irene van Staveren, 2007. "Beyond social capital: A critical approach," Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 65(1), pages 1-9.
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