CONTENTS	6
	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	8
	INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS SOCIAL CAPITAL AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?	10
	1 FROM METAPHOR TO CONCEPT	22
	2 NETWORKS IN USE	57
	3 A WALK ON THE DARK SIDE	88
	4 FUTURE TENSE OR PRESENT PERFECT?: SOCIAL CAPITAL IN A CHANGING WORLD	110
	5 POLICY AND POLITICS: SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE REAL WORLD	141
	CONCLUSION	166
	RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET	177
	REFERENCES	178
	INDEX	198