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The empirics of social capital and economic development. A critical perspective
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper provides an introduction to the concept of social capital, and carries out a critical review of the empirical literature on social capital and economic development. The survey points out six main weaknesses affecting the empirics of social capital. Identified weaknesses are then used...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556075
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The empirics of social capital and economic development: a critical perspective
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper provides an introduction to the concept of social capital, and carries out a critical review of the empirical literature on social capital and economic development. The survey points out six main weaknesses affecting the empirics of social capital. Identified weaknesses are then used...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407737
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Macro Measures And Mechanics of Social Capital
Keele, Luke - EconWPA - 2005
measures of civic engagement and interpersonal trust. I,then, use these measures to test a basic assumption about social … participation and interpersonal trust as a function of long term trends in civic engagement and a set of controls for collective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062472
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Analisi economica, relazioni sociali e capitale sociale
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2004
Attraverso una rassegna critica della letteratura, questo paper vuole fornire una prima introduzione al concetto di capitale sociale e dare conto del dibattito in corso su questo tema da più di un decennio. Gli studi presi in considerazione sono ripartiti in base al particolare aspetto della...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118879