The network is important in part because of the dominant cultural norms it has. Those norms will be anti-economic for the poor. Moving into a network where yo

The network is important in part because of the dominant cultural norms it has. Those norms will be anti-economic for the poor. Moving into a network where you become immersed in pro-economic cultural norms can make all the difference. Also the pro-economic network will create & broker economic opportunities, whether they be internships, jobs, startup co-founding, access to investment etc. The work of Samuel Bowles & Herbert Gintis touch on this.