Ben Fine is Professor of Economics at SOAS, University of London. He is the author of the critical guides Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, co-author of Marx's 'Capital' and co-editor of Beyond the Developmental State. He was awarded both the Deutscher and Myrdal Prizes in 2009.

'A must-read for all irritated and irritable thinkers in social science'

• 1. Introduction2. From Rational Choice to McDonaldisation3. The Short History of Social Capital4. The BBI Syndrome5. Social Capital versus Social History6. Social Capital is Dead: Long Live Whatever Comes Next7. Management Studies Goes to McDonald's8. Degradation without Limit9. W(h)ither Social Capital?NotesBibliographyIndex

Ben Fine is Professor of Economics at SOAS, University of London. He is the author of the critical guides Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, co-author of Marx's 'Capital' and co-editor of Beyond the Developmental State. He was awarded both the Deutscher and Myrdal Prizes in 2009.

'A must-read for all irritated and irritable thinkers in social science'

• 1. Introduction2. From Rational Choice to McDonaldisation3. The Short History of Social Capital4. The BBI Syndrome5. Social Capital versus Social History6. Social Capital is Dead: Long Live Whatever Comes Next7. Management Studies Goes to McDonald's8. Degradation without Limit9. W(h)ither Social Capital?NotesBibliographyIndex

Ben Fine is Professor of Economics at SOAS, University of London. He is the author of the critical guides Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, co-author of Marx's 'Capital' and co-editor of Beyond the Developmental State. He was awarded both the Deutscher and Myrdal Prizes in 2009.

'A must-read for all irritated and irritable thinkers in social science'

• 1. Introduction2. From Rational Choice to McDonaldisation3. The Short History of Social Capital4. The BBI Syndrome5. Social Capital versus Social History6. Social Capital is Dead: Long Live Whatever Comes Next7. Management Studies Goes to McDonald's8. Degradation without Limit9. W(h)ither Social Capital?NotesBibliographyIndex