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TRUST OF MODERNITY, MODERNITY OF TRUST. CONSIDERATIONS AND RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

CONTE, MASSIMO - EconWPA - 2005

THE DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP IN OUR TIMES IMPOSE A GROWING IMPORTANCE TO 'TRUST' AS A RESOURCE BETWEEN PERSONAL … NEED TO RECONSIDER OUR ACTIONS/DECISIONS WITH RISK AND TROUBLES, SO 'TRUSTING' IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS … REDUCING OF SOCIAL COMPLEXITY IN OUR NEAPOLITAN REALITY, WE ASSUME THAT IS BETTER TO 'RELIANCE' RATHER THAN TO TRUST. FOR THE …

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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...

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Social Capital

Durlauf, Steven; Fafchamps, Marcel - EconWPA - 2004

This paper 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...

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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 …

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The empirics of social capital and economic development. A critical perspective

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

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Social capital: reviewing the concept and its policy implications

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003

There is scope for Governments to take more account of social capital in policy development, according to this Commission study. This paper suggests that social capital generally brings social and economic benefits by reducing transaction costs, promoting cooperative behaviour, diffusing...

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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...

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Social capital, labour precariousness and the economic performance. An empirical assessment of the strength of weak ties in Italy

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

This paper carries out an assessment of the influence that different kinds of social ties exert on labour precariousness, on the state of health of urban environments and on the economic performance in Italy. Overall, the empirical evidence shows that weak ties connecting members of voluntary...

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Social Capital, Public Spending and the Quality of Economic Development. The Case of Italy

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and the quality of economic development in Italy. The analysis draws on a dataset collected by the author including about two hundred variables representing different aspects of economic development and...

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Measuring Social Capital in Italy. An Exploratory Analysis

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

The aim of this paper is to trace a map of Italian local social capital endowments. It focuses on the “structural” dimension of the concept, as identified with social networks. The analysis is based on a dataset collected by the author including about two hundred indicators of five main...

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