Social capital and economic growth in Polish regions

Jaroslaw Dzialek ()

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Abstract: There is an ongoing debate on social capital resources in Poland, where the density of associational activities and the level of social trust is low when compared to West European countries. Moreover, some researchers claim that Polish economy is developing despite low resources of social capital. This paper examines spatial patterns of various forms of social capital (networks and trust; bonding and bridging social capital; family, friendship, neighbourhood and associational ties) in Poland and determinants of their distribution. It analyses relations between resources of social capital and regional growth.

Keywords: social capital; regional growth; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 O43 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-fdg, nep-geo, nep-soc, nep-tra and nep-ure
Date: 2009
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