The Olson - Putnam Controversy: Some Empirical Evidence

José Atilano Pena López () and José Manuel Sánchez Santos ()
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José Atilano Pena López: University of A Coruña
José Manuel Sánchez Santos: University of A Coruña
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Economics Bulletin, 2007, vol. 26, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: This paper explores the causal link between associationism and general trust. First we study the principal components that constitute social capital. Then we contrast a structural model identifying the relations between the relevant variables in the so-called Olson-Putnam aporia. The results of the empirical test on the determinants of social capital allow us to conclude that the extension of horizontal networks maintains a direct relation with this form of capital, but not those of vertical type.

Keywords: Associationism; Olson-Putnam; controversy; Social; Capital; Trust. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z0 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-12-19
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