Social capital and the quality of government: Evidence from the states
Social capital and the quality of government: Evidence from the states
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DOI：
10.2307/3088433
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Knack, S
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作者：
Knack, S
本文分析了美国各州不同形式的“社会资本”对政府绩效的影响。在概念上与广义互惠（如社会信任，志愿服务和人口普查的反应）确定的社会资本的方面与更好的政府绩效，由政府绩效项目构建的评级衡量。与此相反，社会资本与社会联系（包括社团活动和非正式社交）的方面与政府绩效无关。这些研究结果提出了问题，使用混合社会联系指标与广义的信任和互惠指标的社会资本的异质指标。
This study analyzes the impact of various forms of "social capital" on governmental performance in the American states. Aspects of social capital that are conceptually identified with generalized reciprocity (such as social trust, volunteering, and census response) are associated with better governmental performance, as measured by ratings constructed by the Government Performance Project. In contrast, aspects of social capital identified with social connectedness (including activity in associations and informal socializing) are unrelated to governmental performance. These findings call into question the use of heterogeneous indexes of social capital that mix social connectedness indicators together with indicators of generalized trust and reciprocity.