Trust-based social capital, economic growth and property rights: Explaining the relationship

Examines whether generalized trust variable is the best proxy for social capital in explaining the latter鈥檚 effect on economic growth

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
18 June 2018
Document Type:
Journal Article
皇冠体育appme:
Economic Growth
First published:
1 January 2017
Authors:
Ahmad, M and Hall, S.G.

Abstract

皇冠体育app purpose of this paper is to attest whether generalized trust variable is the best proxy for social capital in explaining the latter鈥檚 effect on economic growth in a panel setting. Via a specially formulated theoretical framework, the authors also test whether the growth-effect of social capital is direct or indirect, and if it is indirect, can property rights be the link between social capital and growth.

This is part of the 鈥楶olitics, Finance and Growth鈥� project

Citation

Mahyudin Ahmad,聽Stephen G. Hall, (2017) Trust-based social capital, economic growth and property rights: explaining the relationship.聽International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 44 Issue: 1, pp.21-52,

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