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Differences in social capital between 54 Western European regions

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SJOERD BEUGELSDIJK
TON VAN SCHAIK

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Beugelsdijk S. and Van Schaik T. (2005) Differences in social capital between 54 Western European regions, Regional Studies 39 , 1053--1064. Based on the extant literature, a newly developed index measuring social capital at the regional level in Europe is presented. It is shown that there are large regional differences on this social capital index. It was tested if higher scores on this social capital index correlate with higher levels of economic development and regional economic growth in 54 Western European regions. Though further research is required, these preliminary results suggest a positive relationship exists between social capital and regional economic development. The paper concludes with suggestions for future empirical research.

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Volume (Year): 39 (2005)
Issue (Month): 8 (November)
Pages: 1053-1064
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Keywords: Social capital Trust Associational activity Europe Valeur de l&CloseCurlyQuote interaction sociale Trust Activité relationnelle Europe Sozialkapital Trust Zusammenarbeit Europa Capital social Confianza Actividad asociativa Europa JEL classifications: R11 Z13

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  1. John F. Helliwell, 1996. "Economic Growth and Social Capital in Asia," NBER Working Papers 5470, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Sriya Iyer & Michael Kitson & Bernard Toh, 2005. "Social capital, economic growth and regional development," Regional Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 39(8), pages 1015-1040, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Thomas Farole & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose & Michael Storper, 2007. "Social capital, rules, and institutions: a cross-country investigation," Working Papers 2007-12, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales. [Downloadable!]
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