After discussing issues related to the conceptualization, measurement, and statistical
analysis of data on generalized trust, I survey recent empirical work (mainly from about 2000 …

This review aims to delineate the role of structural racism in the formation and accumulation
of social capital and to describe how social capital is leveraged and used differently …

Populist Authoritarianism focuses on the Chinese Communist Party, which governs the
world's largest population in a single-party authoritarian state. Wenfang Tang attempts to …

Generalized trust has become a paramount topic throughout the social sciences, in its own
right and as the key civic component of social capital. To date, cross-national research relies …

Nongovernmental organizations act on behalf of citizens in politics and society. Yet many
question their legitimacy and ask who they speak for. This book investigates how NGOs can …

" This Handbook covers social and political trust. Essays cover the foundations of both types
of trust, whether they have common or different roots. The Handbook includes essays on …

This analysis of variations in the level of generalized social trust (defined here as the belief
that others will not deliberately or knowingly do us harm, if they can avoid it, and will look …

The literature on social capital and entrepreneurship often explores individual benefits of
social capital, such as the role of personal networks in promoting self-employment. In this …

Current democratic theory and recent international policy initiatives reveal an intense
interest in the relationship between social capital and democracy. This interest is the most …

The idea of Social Capital is an attempt to incorporate social considerations into mainstream
economic thinking. Its proponents feel that social factors are properly quantifiable. So, they …