Social Capital and Economic Growth: A case study

Chakrabarty, Aritra (2013): Social Capital and Economic Growth: A case study. Published in: International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences , Vol. 2, No. ISSN: 2249-7463 (June 2013): pp. 23-25.

Abstract

Financial income and parental education are two determinants of child well-being rooted in a long tradition of sociological and economic research. These resources have been titled financial and human capital respectively. James Coleman had suggested a third type of capital which can have equally important effects on child well-being,especially on the level of their education attainment. Coleman had suggested that connectedness between children, his/her family, friends, community and school could result in higher education achievement. This connectedness, a product of social relationships and social involvement, generates social capital.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: social capital, human capital, economic growth, education, networks
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O43 - Institutions and Growth; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

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