TY - JOUR
T1 - A critique of social capital
AU - Navarro, Vicente
PY - 2002/12/11
Y1 - 2002/12/11
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.2190/6U6R-LTVN-FHU6-KCNU
DO - 10.2190/6U6R-LTVN-FHU6-KCNU
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12211285
AN - SCOPUS:0036437671
SN - 0020-7314
VL - 32
SP - 423
EP - 432
JO - International Journal of Health Services
JF - International Journal of Health Services
IS - 3
ER -