Freire, Tiago; Li, Xiaoye - European Regional Science Association - 2013
Putnam (1995)'s seminal work was one of the first to describe the decline of social capital in the US after the 1960s … and social capital in the US, measured by membership of organizations, volunteering and hours volunteered. To the best of … lower social capital, reducing the benefits of volunteering. Our results have important implications for public policy. We …