This study explores the impact of social capital on innovation by constructing a more general measure of social capital indicator consisting of generalized and institutional trust, associational activities and civic norms. We test the hypothesis that social capital has a positive impact on...

Trust among individuals of a society is an important dimension of social capital and may have different economic and development implications. The present study is an attempt to investigate the relationship of trust with economic growth and human development. It is unique in at least two...

Social capital : a review and critique / Tom Schuller, Stephen Baron, and John Field -- Civil society and democratic renewal / Lindsay Paterson -- Social capital, the economy, and education in historical perspective / Simon Szreter -- Economics, social capital, and the colonization of the social...