Bibliograph

Exploring "unseen" social capital in community participation, everyday lives of poor mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong, Sam Wong

Type

Label

Exploring "unseen" social capital in community participation, everyday lives of poor mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong, Sam Wong

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Exploring "unseen" social capital in community participation

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

232152854

Responsibility statement

Sam Wong

Series statement

ICAS publications series. Monographs, 2Open Access e-Books

Sub title

everyday lives of poor mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong

Summary

This volume argues that using social capital to eradicate poverty is unlikely to succeed because its mainstream approach mistakenly assumes that social capital necessarily benefits poor people. The inadequacy of that assumption, Sam Wong argues, calls for a reassessment of human motivations, institutional dynamics, and the complexity of structures in social capital building. Proposing a 'pro-poor' perspective, in which poverty-specific outcomes are highlighted, he suggests an exploration of 'unseen' social capital is in order-not only to challenge the mainstream understanding of 'seen' social capital, but to demonstrate the need for everyday cooperation, which is shaped by social norms, influenced by conscious and unconscious motivations, and subject to changes in priority based on livelihood. A useful volume for both policy makers and practitioners, Exploring 'Unseen' Social Capital in Community Participation offers a fresh perspective in thinking about civic and social agency.--, Provided by publisher

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