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Do Sports Clubs Contribute to the Accumulation of Regional Social Capital?

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  • Elżbieta Biernat

    (Department of Tourism, Collegium of World Economy, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Hanna Nałęcz

    (Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka Str. 17A, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Łukasz Skrok

    (Department of Business Economics, Collegium of World Economy, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Dawid Majcherek

    (Collegium of World Economy, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Aleja Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

Social capital (SC) affects quality of life, sport behaviours and health in individual and community context. The aim was to analyse how sports activity (SA) contributes to SC accumulation in a post-transformation country. A combination of four longitudinal, nationwide datasets was used. Instrumental variable method was applied. Results show that in 19+ Poles, on a regional level, SA improves SC. This suggest that sports clubs and at least some types of sports infrastructure can constitute a valid tool for social policies aiming at improving social involvement. The self-triggering character of SA is a valuable asset for social impact regionally and beyond. It is important to estimate the changes in a long-term perspective, due to the inertness of the SC.

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  • Elżbieta Biernat & Hanna Nałęcz & Łukasz Skrok & Dawid Majcherek, 2020. "Do Sports Clubs Contribute to the Accumulation of Regional Social Capital?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-19, July.
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