Title Taming the social capital hydra? : indigenous poverty, social capital theory and measurement / B. Hunter

Published Canberra : Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, 2004 Canberra : Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University, 2004

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Description iv, 25 pages ; 25 cm Series Discussion paper ; no. 261/2004 Discussion paper (Australian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 261/2004 Summary The second labour of Heracles, the epic struggle with the Hydra, is used in this paper as a metaphor for the difficulties that may be encountered in analysing and measuring social capital. In Greek mythology, the Hydra 'had a prodigious dog-like body, and eight or nine snaky heads one of them immortal'. In a sense, social capital is the intellectual equivalent of the Hydra in that it is conceptualised in many different ways Analysis Poverty Social capital Measurement Social inclusion Aborigines Poverty--Australia--Indigenous peoples--Economic aspects; Poverty--Australia--Indigenous peoples--Social aspects; Social theory Notes Bibliography: p. 22-25 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 22-25 Notes Also available online Discussion paper (Australian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) no:261/2004 1036-1774 Subject Social policy -- Australia. Social capital (Sociology) -- Australia. Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions. Social sciences -- Philosophy. Poverty -- Australia. Aboriginal Australians -- Economic conditions. Author Hunter, Boyd Australian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, issuing body ISBN 0731556356

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