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Social Capital in Transition: A First Look at the Evidence
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Wallace, Claire; Raiser, Martin; Haerpfer, Christian; Nowotny, Thomas
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| Abstract | This paper provides what we believe to be the first collection of data on social capital in the transition countries of Central/Eastern Europe & of the former Soviet Union. Using data from the World Values Survey 1990 & 1995 we document the degree of trust & of civic participation & find that these indicators of social capital are significantly lower than in OECD countries. The paper also provides a preliminary investigation of the link between social capital & growth during transition. Unlike in market economies, in transition countries trust is not positively related to growth; while participation in civic organizations shows a positive correlation. We also construct indicators of trust in public institutions & find positive correlations with growth rates. The positive association of civic participation with growth is robust to the use of instrumental variable techniques to control for potential problems of endogeneity. |
| Classification | Macrosociology, Analysis of Whole Societies |
| Free Keywords | Cultural Capital; Postcommunist Societies; Eastern Europe; Russia; Citizen Participation; Economic Development; Political Development; Crosscultural Differences; Central Asia |
| Document language | English |
| Publication Year | 2002 |
| Page/Pages | p. 693-720 |
| Journal | Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 38 (2002) 6 |
| Status | Published Version; reviewed |
| Licence | Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications |
| Document Type | journal article |
