A critique of social capital.

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  • Author(s): Navarro V;Navarro V
  • Source:
    International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation [Int J Health Serv] 2002; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 423-32.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1305035 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0020-7314 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00207314 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Health Serv Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2015- : Los Angeles : Sage Publications
      Original Publication: Westport, Conn., Greenwood Periodicals.
    • Subject Terms:
      Capitalism* ; Democracy* ; Politics* ; Social Responsibility* ; Socialism*/economics; Social Welfare/*trends; Christianity ; Civil Rights ; Humans ; Italy ; Labor Unions ; Public Assistance ; Social Justice ; United Kingdom ; United States
    • Abstract:
      This article critiques the concepts of communitarianism and social capital as used in the United States and in Europe. For the United States, the author focuses on Robert Putnam's understanding of both concepts, showing that the apolitical analysis of the Progressive Era, of the progressive developments in Northern Italy, and of the situation of labor unions in the United States is not only insufficient but wrong. The critique also includes the difference between U.S. communitarianism and its European versions, Christian democracy and New Labour, and the limitations of both approaches. The uses and misuses of these concepts in the political debate are discussed.
    • Comments:
      Comment in: Int J Health Serv. 2002;32(4):629-56. (PMID: 12456119)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20020905 Date Completed: 20030108 Latest Revision: 20170214
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.2190/6U6R-LTVN-FHU6-KCNU
    • Accession Number:
      12211285