Partner or Pariah
Building Social Capital with Clan Associations in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6045826 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam Wong (0000-0002-5001-0288, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 54-71 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Chinese Sociology & Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-4625 • E-ISSN: 1558-1004 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2753/csa00094625400103 |
| OpenAlex | W2059123091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article questions the economic perspective of institutions and the uncritical approach to using local organizations and leaders. It argues that the instrumental approach of socially embedded institutions for enhancing project efficiency and political legitimacy disregards the existing unequal structures of authority within communities. Drawing from Pierre Bourdieu's notion of "symbolic power," the author argues that local elites make use of collective rituals and cultural symbols to legitimatize their rule. Reinvention of traditions also places the poor at a disadvantage because they lack sufficient knowledge to draw upon "community wisdom" to make claims and counterclaims. The romanticization of socially embedded institutions also plays down the dark side. A high level of trust can reduce transparency, making nepotism possible. The livelihoods of the poor, being built upon these exploitative relationships, also hinder them from challenging the inequalities
Clan · Custodians · Deviance (statistics) · Disadvantage · Embeddedness · Great Rift · Legitimacy · Livelihood · Nepotism · Perspective (graphical) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Symbolic power · Transparency (behavior) · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Social Capital and Networks · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |