Economics Of Social Capital And Health, The: A Conceptual And Empirical Roadmap

by Sherman Folland, Lorenzo Rocco

Overview

This book defines the field of social capital and health. Over the last two decades, there has been a recognition of the importance of social capital (usually defined as ties in the community, attachment to the community, and participation in community activities) and its impact on the health of those in that community. The purpose of this book is to show the growth in the field of social capital and health and to expose readers to a variety of approaches in order to think about and model the question of how health can be improved by investments in community social capital as well as by individual social capital.An outstanding set of papers will be presented by authors from the United States, as well as from Europe and Asia. These papers are cutting-edge and explore the mechanisms through which social capital affects health. The papers also present the most recent empirical work and discuss the policy implications of their findings. Without a doubt, this will be a landmark book which will make the study of social capital and its impact on health a major area of research in the coming decade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814293396
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/03/2014
Series:	World Scientific Series In Global Health Economics And Public Policy , #2
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

About the Contributors ix

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Economics of Social Capital and Health Sherman Folland Lorenzo Rocco 1

Chapter 2 What is Social Capital and How Does It Work to Improve Health? Sherman Folland 9

Chapter 3 How Do We Invest in Social Capital? An Exploration of an Economic Model of Social Capital and Health Sherman Folland Oddvar Kaarbøe Kamrul Islam 17

Chapter 4 Social Capital: An Economic Perspective Audrey Laporte 27

Chapter 5 How Does Social Capital Arise in Populations? Sherman Folland Tor Iversen 45

Chapter 6 Measures of Social Capital Richard M. Scheffler Yumna Bahgat 67

Chapter 7 The Empirics of Social Capital and Health Lorenzo Rocco Elena Fumagalli 93

Chapter 8 Social Capital and Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries José Anchorena Lucas Ronconi Sachiko Ozawa 153

Chapter 9 Social Capital and Smoking Lorenzo Rocco Beatrice d'Hombres 177

Chapter 10 Policy Implications Eline Aas 203

Index 219