HELLOWELL, Mark

New development : the PFI : scotland's for expansion and its implications - Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing, November 2007

Social capital is a fashionable concept but, as its more realistic academic exponents admit, not one readily translated into policy action. This article takes a sideways look at currently-accepted definitions and suggests a small modification—a physical handle to help policy-makers grasp the concept better and encourage social capital research with a stronger practical orientation