Social Capital in Britain
Social Capital in Britain
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英国的社会资本
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发表时间：
1999
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
P. Hall
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作者：
P. Hall
最近的研究结果显示，战后几年，美国的“社会资本”明显受到侵蚀，“社会资本”被理解为个人定期交往、相互信任和参与社区事务的倾向。本文研究了英国的类似趋势，发现没有同等的侵蚀。它对英国社会资本的弹性提出了解释，这种弹性植根于教育改革、阶级结构的转变和政府政策。最后，它从英国的案例中吸取了一些一般性的教训，强调了社会资本分配维度的重要性以及政府可以对其产生的影响。
Recent findings show an apparent erosion in the United States over the post-war years of ‘social capital’ understood as the propensity of individuals to associate together on a regular basis, to trust one another, and to engage in community affairs. This article examines the British case for similar trends, finding no equivalent erosion. It proposes explanations for the resilience of social capital in Britain, rooted in educational reform, the transformation of the class structure, and government policy. It concludes by drawing some general lessons from the British case that stress the importance of the distributive dimensions of social capital and the impact that governments can have on it.