Clientelism is characterized by the combination of particularistic targeting and contingency-
based exchange. This method of contingent exchange thrives in both autocracies and …

Across species, social hierarchies are often governed by dominance relations. In humans,
where there are multiple culturally valued axes of distinction, social hierarchies can take a …

内容提要: 本文主旨在于从文化的根源, 去寻求一个理解现代中国人人际信任的研究架构,
从而可以凭之来进行/有的放矢0 的实证验证. 本文共分为四个部分, 首先评述了西方人际信任 …

内容提要: 本文首先从理论与现实的挑战两个方面说明了研究中国人信任行为的重要性,
接下来讨论了过去研究中与中国人信任建立机制有关的主要观点及其存在的问题 …

Единственное в мировой историографии комплексное системное обобщающее
исследование социальной истории России с конца XVII в. до 1917 г. Под углом зрения …

In Migrants and City-Making Ayşe Çağlar and Nina Glick Schiller trace the participation of
migrants in the unequal networks of power that connect their lives to regional, national, and …

Society and Economy—a work of exceptional ambition by the founder of modern economic
sociology—is the first full account of Mark Granovetter's ideas about the diverse ways in …

Why do some societies manage to control corruption so that it manifests itself only
occasionally, while other societies remain systemically corrupt? This book is about how …

Corruption is a serious threat to prosperity, democracy and human well-being, with mounting
empirical evidence highlighting its detrimental effects on society. Yet defining this threat has …

Patron–client networks are widely found in governments of transitional societies and are
often seen as an impediment to effective governance. This article advances an alternative …