Race, Neighborhoods, and the Misuse of Social Capital

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
1 Race, Social Relations, and the Study of Social Capital......Page 15
2 Old Whines in New Bottles: Robert Putnam, Richard Florida, and the “Community” Problem in Contemporary America......Page 29
3 Social Capital, the Sow’s Ear, and the Closing of the Political Universe......Page 49
4 Moving Beyond Vagueness: Social Capital, Social Networks, and Economic Outcomes......Page 75
5 Social Capital, Race, and the Future of Inner-City Neighborhoods......Page 95
6 Social Capital in Refugee and Immigrant Communities......Page 117
7 From Africville to Globalville: Race, Poverty, and Urban Governance in Halifax, Nova Scotia......Page 141
8 The Political Use of Social Capital in New Zealand......Page 153
Bibliography......Page 165
Contributors......Page 179
C......Page 183
J......Page 184
P......Page 185
T......Page 186
Y......Page 187