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This section collects studies on the role of social capital in
fostering economic activity, at the micro level, and on the relationship
between social capital, economic growth, and development, at the
macro level.
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Essential Readings
• Bénabou, R. (1996), Heterogeneity,
Stratification and Growth: Macroeconomic Implications of Community
Structure and School Finance, American Economic Review, 86 (1996)
584-609.
• Dasgupta, P. (2002), Social
Capital and Economic Performance: Analytics, University of Cambridge
and Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Stockholm,
mimeo.
• Francois, P. (2002), Social
Capital and Economic Development, London, Routledge.
• Gradstein, M., Justman, M. (2002), Education,
Social Cohesion and Economic Growth, The American Economic Review,
1 September 2002, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 1192-1204(13). Click
here for a full previous version.
• Guiso, L., Sapienza, P., Zingales, L.
(2000), The
Role Of Social Capital In Financial Development, The American
Economic Review. Vol. 94, No. 3: 526-556.
• Routledge, B.R., von Amsberg, J. (2002),
Social
Capital and Growth, Journal of Monetary Economics. Vol. 50,
Issue 1, 167-193.
• Sabatini, Fabio (2005), The
Role of Social Capital in Economic Development. Investigating the
Causal Nexus through Structural Equations Models, University
of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Public Economics, mimeo.
• Svendsen, G.L.H, Svendsen, G.T.
(2005), The
Creation and Destruction of Social Capital. Entrepreneurship, Co-operative
Movements and Institutions, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Zak, P.J. e Knack, S. (2001), Trust
and Growth, The Economic Journal 111: 295-331.
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Further Readings
• Annen, K (2001), Social
capital, inclusive networks and economic performance, Journal
of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 50 (2003), 449-463.
• Antoci, A., Sacco, P.L., Vanin, P. (2002),
On
the Possible Conflict Between Economic Growth And Social Development.
• Antoci, A., Sacco, P.L., Vanin, P. (2001),
Economic
Growth and Social Poverty: The Evolution of Social Participation,
Bonn, Graduate School of Economics, Discussion Paper n. 13.
• Bardhan, P., Bowles, S., Gintis,
H. (1998), Wealth
Inequality, Wealth Constraints and Economic Performance, in
Atkinson, A., Bourguignon, F. (eds), Handbook on Income Distribution,
North Holland.
•
Bénabou, R. (1996), Inequality
and Growth, NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 1996, edited by B. Bernanke
and J. Rotemberg, 11-74.
• Beugelsdijk, S., Smulders, S. (2003),
Bridging
and bonding social capital: which type is good for economic development?,
Paper presented at the Conference
Social Capital and Economic Development, Tilburg University,
March, 2003.
• Beugelsdijk, S., Smulders, S.
(2004), Social
Capital and Economic Growth, Tilburg University, Department
of Economics, mimeo.
• Bezemer, D., Dulleck, U., Frijters, P. (2003), Contacts,
Social Capital and Market Institutions - A Theory of Development,
Vienna Economic Papers, N. 0311, University of Vienna, Department
of Economics.
• Bezemer, D., Dulleck, U., Frijters, P. (2003), Social
Capital, Creative Destruction and Economic Growth, Australian
National University, Department of Economics, mimeo.
•
Bjornskov, C., Svendsen, G.T. (2002), Why
Does the Northern Light Shine so Brightly? Decentralisation, Social
Capital and the Economy, Department
of Economics, Aarhus School of Business.
• Carter, M.R. e Castillo, M. (2002), The
economic impacts of altruism, trust and reciprocity: an experimental
approach to social capital, University of Winsconsin-Madison,
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Staff Paper
No. 448.
• Chillemi, O., Gui, B., Rocco,
L. (2005), On
the economic value of repeated interactions under adverse selection,
"Marco Fanno" Working Paper No. 7, University of Padua,
Department of Economics.
• Ferrary, M. (2003), Trust
and social capital in the regulation of lending activities,
Journal of Socio-Economics 31 (2003) 673–699.
• Francois, P., Zabojnik, J. (2003), Trust
as Social Capital and the Process of Economic Development, Paper
presented at the Conference
Social Capital and Economic Development, Tilburg University,
March, 2003.
• Gabre-Madhin, E.Z. (2003), Institutions,
Contracts, and Market Exchange in Developing Economies, Markets,
Trade, and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research
Institute, mimeo.
•
Gidwani, V. (2002), New
Theory or New Dogma? A Tale of Social Capital and Economic Development
from Gujarat, India, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Volume
37, Number 2, 1 March 2002, pp. 83-112(30).
• Gittel, R., Vidal, A. (1998), Community
Organizing: Building Social Capital As A Development Strategy,
Newbury Park, California, Sage Publications.
• Gradstein, M. (2005), Democracy,
Property Rights, Redistribution and Economic Growth, CEPR Discussion
Paper No. 5130.
• Grafton, Q., Kompas, T., Owen,
P.D. (2004), Productivity,
Factor Accumulation and Social Networks: Theory and Evidence,
Australian National University, Economics and Environment Newtork,
mimeo.
• Grootaert, C. (1998), Social
Capital: The Missing Link?, Social Capital Initiative Working
Paper no. 3, Washington DC: the World Bank.
• Hazledine, T. (2000), Agency
Theory meets Social Capital: The Failure of the 1984-91 New Zealand
Economic Revolution, Paper presented at the 29th Australian
Conference of Economists, Sydney.
• Heliwell, J.F. (1996), Economic
Growth And Social Capital In Asia, NBER Working Paper No. 5470,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Ma.
• Heliwell, J.F. (2001), The
Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth,
in The
Contribution of Human and Social Capital to Sustained Economic Growth
and Well-Being, International Symposium Report edited
by the OECD and HRDC.
• Henning, C.H.C.A. (2002), Social
Capital and Exchange in Networks, Working Paper AP7, Chair of
Agricultural Policy, University Kiel.
•
Hjerppe, R. (2003), Social
Capital and Economic Growth Revisited, VATT Discussion Paper,
Government Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki.
• Isham, J., Kelly, T., Ramaswamy,
S., Dirks, F.C. (eds) (2002), Social
Capital and Economic Development: Well-Being in Developing Countries,
Celtenham and Northampton, Edward Elgar Pub.
•
Johnson, P.A., Temple, J. Social
capability and economic growth, Quarterly Journal of Economics,
August 1998, 113(3), 965-990.
•
Kumar, K.B., Matsusaka, J.G. (2005), Village
versus Market Social Capital: An Approach to Development, University
of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, mimeo.
•
Leonardi, R. (1995), Regional
Development in Italy: Social Capital and the Mezzogiorno, Oxford
Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 11, Issue 2, 165-179.
• Miguel, E. (2002),
Comment on Social Capital and Growth by Routledge, B.R. and
von Amsberg, J.
• Miguel, E., Gertler, P., Levine, D.I.
(2004), Does
Social Capital Promote Industrialization? Evidence from a Rapid
Industrializer, University of California, Berkeley, mimeo.
• Mutti, A. (1998), Capitale
sociale e sviluppo. La fiducia come risorsa, Bologna, Il Mulino.
• Narayan, D. (1999), Bonds
And Bridges: Social Capital And Poverty, Policy Research Working
Paper 2167, World Bank, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management
Network, Washington, D.C.
• Nah Tiepoh, M.G., Reimer, B. (2004),
Social
capital, information flows, and
income creation in rural Canada: a cross-community analysis,
Journal of Socio-Economics 33 (2004) 427–448.
• Piazza-Georgi, B. (2002), The
Role of Human and Social Capital in Growth: Extending Our Understanding,
Cambridge Journal of Economics 2002, 461-479.
•
Prakash, S., Selle, P. (2004), Comparative
Perspectives on Civil Society, Participation and Governance,
London, Sage Publications.
•
Rodrik, D. (1997), Where
Did All the Growth Go? External Shocks, Social Conflict and Growth
Collapses, NBER Working Paper No. 6350.
• Routledge, B., Von Ambsberg, J.
(1997), Endogenous
Social Capital, No 1997-48 in GSIA Working Papers from Carnegie
Mellon University, Graduate School of Industrial Administration.
• Rydin, Y., Holman, N. (2004),
Re-evaluating
the contribution of social capital in achieving sustainable development,
Local Environment, April 2004, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 117-133(17).
• Sabatini, Fabio (2005), The
Role of Social Capital in Economic Development. Investigating the
Causal Nexus through Structural Equations Models, University
of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Public Economics, mimeo.
• Sabatini, Fabio (2006), Social
capital, labour precariousness and the economic performance. An
empirical assessment of the strength of weak ties in Italy,
Third Sector and Civil Economy Working Paper Series, No. 26, January
2006, University of Bologna, Faculty of Economics.
• Sabatini, Fabio (2006), Does
Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?,
Working Paper No. 92, University of Rome La Sapienza, Department
of Public Economics.
• Sabatini, Fabio (2005), The
Empirics of Social Capital and Economic Development: A Critical
Perspective, University of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Public
Economics, mimeo.
• Sabatini, Fabio (2005), Social
Capital, Public Spending and the
Quality of Economic Development: the Case of Italy, University
of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Public Economics, mimeo.
Paper accepted for presentation at the COE/JEPA
(Center of Excellence / Japan Economic Policy Association) Joint
International Conference, "Towards a New Economic Paradigm",
Kobe, Japan, 17-18 December 2005.
•
Sadrie, A., Verbon, H.A.A. (2002), Inequality,
Trust and Growth, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research
Discussion Paper No. 82.
•
Svendsen, G.L.H., Svendsen, G.T. (2003), On
the Wealth of Nations: Bourdieuconomics and Social Capital,
Theory and Society, 2003, vol. 32, no. 5-6, 607-631(25).
• Temple, J. (2001), Growth
Effects of Education and Social Capital in the OECD Countries,
OECD Economic Studies, No. 33, 2001/2, 57-101.
• Torsvik, G. (2000), Social
Capital And Economic Development: A Plea For The Mechanism,
Rationality and Society, Vol. 12(4), 451-476.
• Whiteley, P.F. (2000), Economic
Growth and Social Capital, Political Studies, Vol. 48, 443-
466.
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