Social capital and economics : social values power and social identity This volume provides a collection of critical new perspectives on social capital theory by examining how social values power relationships and social identity interact with social capital. This book seeks to extend this theory into what have been largely under investigated domains and at the same time address long standing classic questions in the literature concerning the forms determinants and consequences of social capital. Social capital can be understood in terms of social norms and networks. It manifests itself in patterns of trust reciprocity and cooperation. The authors argue