Social Capital, Trust and the Industrial Revolution

1780-1880
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-74876-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 418 g

Reihe: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

The first text to examine the concept of trust and the role that it played on the Industrial Revolution, this book is a key resource for students’ studying nineteenth century British history as well as historically minded sociologists.

Analytical in style and comprehensive in approach, Social Capital, Trust and the Industrial Revolution covers a range of themes, including:

- the forms of behaviour, institutions and strategies that contributed to the formation of trust

- the circumstances that could lead to its rise or fall

- the presence of distrust

- the relationship and links between trust and power.

Although research has shown that high levels of social capital and trust promotes economic growth, low crime rates and improved labour relations, little work has been done on the historical impact of this essential resource. David Sunderland’s incisive monograph is resets the balance and demonstrates how social capital played a crucial role in the industrial, social and political changes of the late eighteenth and nineteenth century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sunderland, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Industrialisierung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Middle Class Trust 2. Working Class and Inter-Class Trust 3. Formal Networks 4. Philanthropic, Religious and Education Networks 5. Informal Networks and Miscellaneous Trust Determinants 6. Governments and Trust 7. The Law and Trust 8. Kin, Geographic and Masculine Trust 9. Business Trust 10. Employer-Employee Trust. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

David Sunderland