The Configuration of Local Economic Power and Civic Participation in the Global Economy
The Configuration of Local Economic Power and Civic Participation in the Global Economy
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地方经济实力配置与公民参与全球经济
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2006
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T. L. Matthews
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Troy C. Blanchard;T. L. Matthews
在本文中，我们检验了这样一个假设，即地方经济集中与公民参与水平的下降有关。我们将经济集中定义为少数公司机构或行业主导当地经济的社会背景。我们认为，经济集中导致了一种铁板一块的权力结构，并产生了公民冷漠，因为公司的需求凌驾于当地民众的需求之上。为了验证这一假设，我们使用了2000年社会资本基准调查和县商业模式的组合数据。我们的研究结果表明，地方经济集中度与传统的选举参与和抗议活动呈负相关。我们最后讨论了对当前公民社区理论工作的影响，这些工作植根于过去30年来美国公民参与度的经验下降。
In this paper we test the hypothesis that local economic concentration is associated with decreased levels of civic participation. We define economic concentration as a social context in which a small number of corporate establishments or industries dominate a local economy. We argue that economic concentration leads to a monolithic power structure and generates civic apathy because the needs of the corporation override those of the local population. To test this hypothesis, we employ combined data from the 2000 Social Capital Benchmark Survey and the County Business Patterns. Our findings indicate that local economic concentration is negatively associated with traditional electoral participation and protest activities. We conclude by discussing implications for current theoretical work on civic community, embedded within the empirical decline in U.S. civic engagement over the past three decades.