Cooperation, social capital and economic performance

Marcos Fernandes Gonçalves da Silva ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2006, vol. 26, issue 3, 345-363

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to define social capital as social infrastructure and to try to include this variable in an economic growth model. Considering social capital in such a way could have an impact on the productivity of production factors. Firstly, I will discuss how institutional variables can affect growth. Secondly, after analyzing several definitions of social capital, I will point out the benefits and problems of each one and will define social capital as social infrastructure, aiming to introduce this variable into an economic growth model. Finally, I will try to open the way for subsequent empirical studies, both in the area of measuring the stock of social infrastructure as well as those comparing economies, with the idea of showing the impact of social infrastructure on economic growth. JEL Classification: A13, O10, Z13.

Keywords: social capital; economic development; institutions; ethics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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