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, 2004 This chapter surveys research on social capital. We explore the concepts that motivate the social capital literature, efforts to formally model social capital using economic theory, the econometrics of social capital, and empirical studies of the role of social capital in various socioeconomic outcomes.
S. Durlauf, Marcel Fafchamps
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Is Social Capital Really Capital [PDF]
Review of Social Economy, 2001 Social capital defined as sympathy has capital-like properties including transformaton capacity, durability, flexibility, opportunities for decay (maintenance), reliability, ability to create other capital forms and investment (disinvestment) opportunities.
Lindon J. Robison +2 more
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On Representative Social Capital [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2004 This paper analyzes data for a random sample drawn from the Dutch population who reveal their propensity to invest and reward investments in building up social capital by means of an economic experiment.We find substantial heterogeneity and asymmetries in the propensity to invest and in the propensity to reward investments.In particular, we find strong
Bellemare, C., Kroger, S.
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Social Work and Society, 2006 In the broadest sense social capital reflects the idea of resources rooting in relations between individuals resp. in the embeddings of people in groups, associations, communities and even societies.
Sandra Landhäußer, Holger Ziegler
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Broadband Internet and Social Capital [PDF]
Social Science Research Network, 2018 We study how the diffusion of broadband Internet affects social capital using two data sets from the UK. Our empirical strategy exploits the fact that broadband access has long depended on customers’ position in the voice telecommunication infrastructure
A. Geraci +3 more
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Education and Social Capital [PDF]
Eastern Economic Journal, 2007 Education is one of the most important predictors—usually, in fact, the most important predictor—of many forms of political and social engagement—from voting to chairing a local committee to hosting a dinner party to trusting others. Over the last half century (and more) educational levels in the United States have risen sharply.
John F. Helliwell, Robert D. Putnam
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Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
American Journal of Sociology, 1988 There are two broad intellectual streams in the description and explanation of social action. One, characteristic of the work of most sociologists, sees the actor as socialized and action as governed by social norms, rules, and obligations. The principal virtues of this intellectual stream lie in its ability to describe action in social context and to ...
James S. Coleman
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SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2006 To address the conditions of poverty and underdevelopment in the country, the South African government has accepted the social development approach as policy for delivery of social services. Social welfare organisations and other similar social service
Anna Nieman
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On the identity of social capital and the social capital of identity
Revista Debates, 2015 In contemporary economics, social capital is identified by some with norms and networks that enhance trust, reciprocity and cooperation for the production of public goods.
Asimina Christoforou
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Social Sciences and Education Research Review, 2021 The characteristics of social relations and social networks among teachers are a source of important predictive information pertaining to trust and cooperation among each other as well as confidence in institutional bodies and education in general ...
Panagiotis GIAVRIMIS +1 more
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