Homophily in Social Networks, Bridging and Bonding Social Capital. Implications for Development

Târnovan Anabella-Maria ()
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Târnovan Anabella-Maria: Post-Phd Fellow Romanian Academy, Ia?i Branch

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, 2015, vol. XV, issue 1, 203-208

Abstract: The social capital concept and the approaches developed along this line of thought have captured the attention of several scholars involved in social and economic development. However the complexity of the social capital concept and its complicated mechanism make it quite difficult to understand how social capital contributes to more prosper communities and societies. The present article focuses on two particular forms of social capital - bridging and bonding – and aims to review and highlight some of their different implications for socio-economic development. In doing so, I discuss some theoretical nuances related to the bridging and bonding distinction.

Keywords: bridging social capital; bonding social capital; homophily; social networks; socio-economic development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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