Full title in original language:
Social Capital and Corruption: Vote Buying and the Politics of Reform in Thailand
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Corruption Conceptual frameworksTarget audience:
Professors,
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Country of relevance:
Thailand
Region of relevance:
Asia, East and South-East Asia
Access:
restricted access: requiring payment
Individual authors:
William Callahan
Publication year:
2005
Published by:
American Political Science Association / Perspectives on Politics
Copyright holder:
© American Political Science Association
Contact website:
Key themes:
Political corruption
Reforms
Social capital
Political parties
Links:
Short description:
In this article the author offers a critical view of the social capital thesis, which frequently argues that more is better (and less is worse), by examining the ethics of social capital, using Pierre Bourdieu understanding of networks as defined by their limits. He argues that social capital only assumes conceptual coherence when distinguished from its complementary opposite.