...Putnam (1993) shows that democracy requires a substantial stock of 'social capital' to succeed. He defines social capital as 'features of social organization,...efficiency of society by facilitating co-ordinated actions' (Putnam, 1993: 167). He shows that networks of civic engagement, or extensive patterns of participation...

...resilience of a community in terms of the concept "social capital," which can be understood as "the features of social organization, such as trust, norms,...efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions ..." See Putnam, Making Democracy Work, p. 167. The more social capital, the stronger the holding environment...

...Society: 1992 Presidential Address," American Sociological Review 58 (February 1993): 1-15. Putnam defines social capital as "features of social organization,...efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions" (p. 167); see his Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy (Princeton, NJ: Princeton...

...and topics such as institutional success and credit. According to Putnam, social capital refers to "features of social organization, such as trust, norms,...improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinating actions." See also Moser (1996). Research Issues and Study Methodology In order to identify...

...be found. According to the political scientist Putnam (1993, p1 67), "social capital ... refers to features of social organization, such as trust, norms,...efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions". He argues that social capital is important in many respects, ranging from individual physical health...

...form of norms of reciprocity and networks of civic engagement. By "social capital" Putnam refers to features of social organization, such as trust, norms, and networks, that can improve the efficiency of a society because they make co-ordinated action easier.34 When a society has social capital, just about...

...defined by Robert Putnam in his groundbreaking work on democracy in Italy, social capital refers to "features of social organization, such as trust, norms,...efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions."14 A recent report of the World Bank's Task Group on Social Development emphasized the importance...

...the performance and acknowledgement of power (1993 : 153 and 1996a: 10). 1 . Social capital refers to features of social organization, such as trust, norms,...efficiency of society by facilitating co-ordinated actions (Putnam, 1995:69). Space and semiotics This structural and functional way of looking at architecture...

...for democratic practice. Borrowing from the work of others, Putnam describes social capital as the "features of social organization, such as trust, norms,...efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions" (Putnam 1993: 167). Social capital underwrites all transactions, private and social, economic and political....

...Free Media Can do Battle with Graft," New York Times, Oct. 11, 1998, 11. 46. Social capital refers to "features of social organization, such as trust, norms,...efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions." See Robert D. Putnam, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern 1talv ( Princeton: Princeton...