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Social capital construction and the role of the local state
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ABSTRACT As globalization weakens the role of the nation state, increased theoretical and practical attention is being focused on community level action, especially on the role of social capital. Proponents of social capital have placed primary emphasis on voluntary associations. This paper looks at the role the state can play in building social capital. The historical nature of social capital in the community, the organizational structure of governmental intermediaries, and the design of specific program interventions condition social capital building. Hierarchical governmental ...
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The intersection of social capital and power: an application to rural communities.(Report)
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Social capital and the rural church.(Report)
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The left needs to get social capital right, read IPA Review
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; ...role of public libraries in building social capital remains sparse. It is clear that the...existing and potential contribution to social capital. The onus is on public libraries, and...Public libraries as developers of social capital: changing roles, values and missions...
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Achieving Success Through Social Capital. (Book Review).(Book Review)
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; ...investigates the relationship between social capital and crime in rural Australia...outlines the conceptualisation of social capital which has informed this research...suggests two key links between social capital and crime which has led researchers...
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Social Capital and Constraints on Legal Careers
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Social Capital and Homicide [*].
; ...Despite recent theoretical attention to social capital and its impact on a range of public...relationship between crime rates and levels of social capital across populations. That research gap...macro-level empirical indicators of social capital. In this article, we measure ...
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Social capital, too much of a good thing? American religious traditions and community crime.
; ...increase social capital within their...can reduce social capital at the community level, as the above...increase social capital at the community level by expanding...groups on community-level outcomes...types of social capital. ...
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