Immigrant networks and social capital

Fabio Sabatini of Sapienza University of Rome reviews "Immigrant Networks and Social Capital", by Carl L. Bankston III. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: "Examines issues in social capital research, showing how economic and social contexts shape networks in the process of migration, and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of this approach to the study of international migration. Discusses social networks in immigration; immigration and social capital; networks within and across nations; family ties; enclaves, neighborhoods, and communities; the role of formal institutions; adaptation—employment and the economy; adaptation—educational attainment and achievement; and networks, social capital, and immigrants." Bankston is Professor of Sociology at Tulane University.