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Chapter 5: How Does Social Capital Arise in Populations?

In: The Economics of Social Capital and Health A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap

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  • Sherman Folland
  • Tor Iversen

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To enhance the benefits of social activity in populations, one must first understand its sources and their relation to people and culture. Much good work has been done on these topics, and future research will benefit from beginning on the basis of existing theory and evidence. The most salient categories, which form the six parts of this chapter, are age, marital and/or cohabiting status, culture, gender, education, and income. These may also prove the most influential in deriving the production function of social capital. For each category we inquire: “How is this category related to social capital?”

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  • Sherman Folland & Tor Iversen, 2014. "Chapter 5: How Does Social Capital Arise in Populations?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sherman Folland & Lorenzo Rocco (ed.), The Economics of Social Capital and Health A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap, chapter 5, pages 45-66, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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