Social capital and economic development: Toward a theoretical synthesis and policy framework
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A range of development outcomes flows from different types and combinations of community capacity and state functioning.
“Developing these ideas, Woolcock (1998) shows that a range of development outcomes flows from different types and combinations of community capacity and state functioning.”
From Social Capital: Implications for Development Theory, Research, and Policy (2000) · cites this paper as Woolcock 1998
Bonding capital generates solidarity and support, bridging capital circulates new ideas, and linking capital secures external legitimacy and resources.
“The distinction matters because the three forms do very different work: bonding generates solidarity and support, bridging circulates new ideas, and linking secures external legitimacy and resources.”
From From Social Capital to Organizational Capacity: Activating Relational Resources for School Innovation (2026) · cites this paper as Woolcock (1998)
Bonding social capital promotes concurrence seeking with prototypical members, limiting openness to outside information, thereby propelling the group toward a closed mindset.
“Bonding SC also promotes concurrence seeking with prototypical members, limiting openness to outside information, thereby propelling the group toward a closed mindset (Woolcock 1998).”
From The Negative Effects of Social Capital in Organizations: A Review and Extension (2017) · cites this paper as Woolcock 1998
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“Definitions of SC differ among researchers (Bourdieu 1986; Coleman 1987, 1988; Burt 1992; Putnam 1993, 2000; Woolcock 1998; OECD 2001; Lin 2001; Bowls and Gintis 2002; Ostrom 1999; Ostrom and Ahn 2009).”
BackgroundZamzam, A. F., Riyanto, Y., & Sholeh, M. (2026) · Formosa Journal of Science and Technology · doi:10.55927/fjst.v5i7.120
- Authors
- Woolcock, M.
- Affiliations
- Brown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Woolcock, Michael
- ORCID
- Woolcock, Michael
- Venue
- Theory and Society
- Published
- 1998-04
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 151-208
- ISSN
- 0304-2421 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7853
- OpenAlex
- W1533558196
- Cited by
- 4,797
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 120 · 2025: 111 · 2024: 155 · 2023: 111 · 2022: 133 · 2021: 216 · 2020: 188 · 2019: 166 · 2018: 172 · 2017: 155 · 2016: 165 · 2015: 242 · 2014: 247 · 2013: 259 · 2012: 225
- FWCI
- 317.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Theory and Society (publishedVersion)
- VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
- Social Sciences › Demography › Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Productivity
- Keywords
- social capital, economic development, theoretical synthesis, policy framework, social networks
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