Civil society and social capital
Essential readings
Stolle, D., Rochon, T. (1998). Are All Associations Alike? Member Diversity, Associational Type, and the Creation of Social Capital. American Behavioral Scientist 42 (1), 47-65.
Associational memberships have become the indicator of choice for examining the formation and...
Knack, S. (2003). Groups, Growth and Trust: Cross-Country Evidence on theOlson and Putnam Hypotheses. Public Choice 117, 341–355.
Olson (1982) and Putnam (1993) provide sharply conflicting perspectives on the impact of private...
Wollebaek, D., Selle, P. (2002). Does Participation in Voluntary Associations Contribute to Social Capital? The Impact of Intensity, Scope, and Type. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 31 (1) 32-61.
Voluntary associations are often ascribed a fundamental role in the formation of social capital....
Important readings
Stolle, D., Hooghe, M. (eds) (1998). Generating Social Capital: Civil Society and Institutions in Comparative Perspective. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
Social capital--networks of civic engagements, norms of reciprocity, and attitudes of trust--is...
Knack, S., Keefer, P. (1997). Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation. Quarterly Journal of Economics 112 (4): 1251-1288
This paper presents evidence that “social capital” matters for measurable economic...
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Adhikari, K., Goldey, P. (2010). Social Capital and its "Downside": The Impact on Sustainability of Induced Community-Based Organizations in Nepal. World Development 38 (2), 184-194.
This paper examines the role of social capital in the sustainability of induced community-based...
Anheier, H., Kendall, J. (2000). Interpersonal trust and voluntary associations: examining three approaches. The British Journal of Sociology 53 (3), 343-362.
The relationship between interpersonal trust and membership in voluntary associations is a...
Bahmani, S., Galindo, M.-A., Mendez, M. T. (2012). Non-profit organizations, entrepreneurship, social capital and economic growth. Small Business Economics 38 (3), 271-281.
Traditional economic growth literature focuses mainly on the neoclassical approach. According to...
Battisti, M. (2005). Corporate Citizenship as Social Capital The Building Bridges Project as a Model for the Promotion of Cooperation between Companies and Social Institutions. University of Innsbruck, PhD Thesis
Martina Battisti PhD Programme in Psychology University of Innsbruck, Austria Supervisors:...
Carnevali, F. (2010). Social capital and trade associations in America, c. 1860–1914: a microhistory approach. Economic History Review, 64 (3), 905–928
This microhistory explores the activities of one of the many trade associations created in the...
Christoforou, A. (2011). Social Capital Across European Countries: Individual and Aggregate Determinants of Group Membership. American Journal of Economics and Sociology 70 (3), 699–728.
Social capital refers to norms and networks of reciprocity, trust, and cooperation that facilitate...
Coffe, H., Geys, B. (2007). Participation in bridging and bonding associations and civic attitudes: evidence from the Flanders. Voluntas 18, 385-399.
Current scientific research and recent policy initiatives reveal an intense interest in the effect...
Degli Antoni, G. (2009). Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivations to Volunteer and Social Capital Formation. Kyklos 63 (3), 359–370
Although intrinsic motivations receive increasing attention in explaining human actions, our...
Dessì, R., Piccolo, S. (2016). Merchant guilds, taxation and social capital. European Economic Review 83: 90-110
We develop a theory of the emergence of merchant guilds as an efficient mechanism to foster...
Edwards, B., Diani, M., Foley, M. W. (Eds) (2001). Beyond Tocqueville: Civil Society and the Social Capital Debate in Comparative Perspective. Hanover and London: University Press of New England, Series on Civil Society.
Recent discussion about the role of civil society in democratic governance around the world and the...
Encarnaciòn, O. G. (2003). The Myth of Civil Society Social Capital and Democratic Consolidation in Spain and Brazil. Houndmills: Palgrave
Almost irrespective of the geographic setting, the debate about the future of democracy in post-...
Ermisch, J., Gambetta, D. (2011). Do strong family ties inhibit trust? Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 75: 365–376.
We provide direct evidence that people with strong family ties have a lower level of trust in...
Fershtman, C., Gandal, N. (2011). A Brief Survey of the Economics of Open Source Software. In Blume, L., Durlauf, S. (Eds), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
The open source model is a form of software development in which the source code is made available...
Grießhaber, N., Geys, B. (2010). Civic Engagement and Corruption in 20 European Democracies: Separating the Bright from the Dark Side? Unpublished
This paper analyses the effect of different forms of civic engagement on corruption. As such, it...
