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@article{ Wallace2002, title = {Social Capital in Transition: A First Look at the Evidence}, author = {Wallace, Claire and Raiser, Martin and Haerpfer, Christian and Nowotny, Thomas}, journal = {Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review}, number = {6}, pages = {693-720}, volume = {38}, year = {2002}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56305}, 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.}, }