Social capital and democracy
Essential readings
Stolle, D., Hooghe, M. (eds) (1998). Generating Social Capital: Civil Society and Institutions in Comparative Perspective. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
Social capital--networks of civic engagements, norms of reciprocity, and attitudes of trust--is...
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Bühlmann, M., Freitag, M. (2009). Crafting Trust The Role of Political Institutions in a Comparative Perspective. Comparative Political Studies 42(12), 1537-1566
In this article, the authors evaluate the origins of generalized trust. In addition to examining...
Acemoglu, D., Robinson, J. A., Torvik, R. (2013). Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?
Voters often dismantle constitutional checks and balances on the executive. If such checks and...
Bjørnskov, C. (2006). Determinants of generalized trust: A cross-country comparison. Public Choice 130 (1), 1-21.
The paper explores the determinants of generalized trust across countries. The findings suggest...
Buonanno, P., Durante, R., Prarolo, G., Vanin, P. (2015). Poor Institutions, Rich Mines: Resource Curse in the Origins of the Sicilian Mafia. Economic Journal 125: F175–F202.
With weak law-enforcement institutions, a positive shock to the value of natural resources may...
Davis, J. B., Christoforou, A. (2013). The Economics of Social Institutions. Edward Elgar.
The Economics Of Social Institutions Edited by John B. Davis, Professor of Economics, Marquette...
Durante, R., Pinotti, P., Tesei, A. (2013). The Political Legacy of News-Free Television: Evidence from the Rise of Berlusconi
Can news-free media influence political behavior? We investigate this issue in the context of...
Encarnaciòn, O. G. (2003). The Myth of Civil Society Social Capital and Democratic Consolidation in Spain and Brazil. Houndmills: Palgrave
Almost irrespective of the geographic setting, the debate about the future of democracy in post-...
Finan, F. S., Schechter, L. (2011). Vote-Buying and Reciprocity. Econometrica, Forthcoming
While vote-buying is common, little is known about how politicians determine who to target. We...
Freitag, M. (2006). Bowling the state back in: Political institutions and the creation of social capital. European Journal of Political Research 45(1), 123-152.
Abstract. While some studies have revealed that social capital is shaped within civil society, the...
Guriev, S., Melnikov, N. (2016). War, Inflation, and Social Capital. American Economic Review Papers & Proceedings 106(5): 230-35.
We use weekly data from 79 Russian regions to measure the impact of economic shocks and proximity...
Jennings, C., Sanchez-Pages, S. (2017). Social capital, conflict and welfare. Journal of Development Economics 124: 157-167.
This paper analyzes the role of external conflict as a force that can create social capital....
McManamey, R. (2004). The Relationship Between Community Newspapers and Social Capital: the Power to Empower. University of Tasmania, PhD Thesis
Rosa Maria McManamey Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor...
Rehman, F., Vanin, P. (2017). Terrorism risk and democratic preferences in Pakistan. Journal of Development Economics 42: 60-74.
This article examines the relationship between interregional inequality and the incidence of...
Satyanath, S., Voigtländer, N., Voth, J. (2017). Bowling for fascism: social capital and the rise of the Nazi party. Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming.
Social capital is often associated with desirable political and economic outcomes. This paper...
