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How’s life? Combining individual and national variables to explain subjective well-being
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Growth effects of education and social capital in the OECD countries
- THE CONTRIBUTION OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL TO SUSTAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH AND WELL-BEING (OTTAWA: HDRC, )(PROCEEDINGS OF AN OECD/HRDC CONFERENCE
, 2001
"... This paper surveys the empirical literature on the growth effects of education and social capital. The main focus is on the crosscountry evidence for the OECD countries, but the paper also briefly reviews evidence from labour economics, to clarify where empirical work on education using macro da ..."
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This paper surveys the empirical literature on the growth effects of education and social capital. The main focus is on the crosscountry evidence for the OECD countries, but the paper also briefly reviews evidence from labour economics, to clarify where empirical work on education using macro data may be relatively useful. It is argued that on balance, the recent cross-country evidence points to productivity benefits of education that are at least as large as those identified by labour economists. The paper also discusses the implications of this finding. Finally, the paper reviews the emerging literature on the benefits of social capital. Since this
Sustainable intensification in African agriculture 23
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
, 2005
"... Over the past half-century, agricultural production gains have provided a platform for rural and urban economic growth worldwide. In African countries, however, agriculture has been widely assumed to have performed badly. Foresight commissioned analyses of 40 projects and programmes in 20 countries ..."
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Over the past half-century, agricultural production gains have provided a platform for rural and urban economic growth worldwide. In African countries, however, agriculture has been widely assumed to have performed badly. Foresight commissioned analyses of 40 projects and programmes in 20 countries where sustainable intensification has been developed during the 1990s–2000s. The cases included crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture and novel policies and partnerships. By early 2010, these projects had documented benefits for 10.39 million farmers and their families and improvements on approximately 12.75 million ha. Food outputs by sustainable intensification have been multiplicative – by which yields per hectare have increased by combining the use of new and improved varieties and new agronomic–agroecological management (crop yields rose on average by 2.13-fold), and additive – by which diversification has resulted in the emergence of a range of new crops, livestock or fish that added to the existing staples or vegetables already being cultivated. The challenge is now to spread effective processes and lessons to many more millions of generally small farmers and pastoralists across the whole continent. These projects had seven common lessons for scaling up and spreading: (i) science and farmer inputs into technologies and practices that combine crops–animals with agroecological and agronomic management; (ii) creation of novel social infrastructure that builds trust among individuals and agencies; (iii) improvement of farmer knowledge and capacity through the use
Social cohesion, institutions and growth
- Economics & Politics
, 2006
"... We present evidence that measures of ‘‘social cohesion,’ ’ such as income inequality and ethnic fractionalization, endogenously determine institutional quality, which in turn causally determines growth. 1. ..."
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We present evidence that measures of ‘‘social cohesion,’ ’ such as income inequality and ethnic fractionalization, endogenously determine institutional quality, which in turn causally determines growth. 1.
Time Perspective
- in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Smoking and Body Mass Index. Health Psychology
, 2009
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Genome-based biomarkers for adverse drug effects, patient enrichment and prediction of drug response, and their incorporation into
Social capital and health in the oldest old: The Umeå study
- International Journal of Ageing and Later Life
, 2006
"... The aim of this study was to measure social capital in the oldest old, and its association with different dimensions of health. The Umeå 85+ study is a cross-sectional study of 253 people, aged 85 years, 90 years and 95 years or older. A principal component factor analysis was performed to assess cl ..."
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The aim of this study was to measure social capital in the oldest old, and its association with different dimensions of health. The Umeå 85+ study is a cross-sectional study of 253 people, aged 85 years, 90 years and 95 years or older. A principal component factor analysis was performed to assess classes of information measuring the structural and the cognitive components of social capital on an individual level. In the final model, one factor consisting of attachment, social integration and social network emerged which accounted for 55 per cent of the total variance. We ana-lysed the association between structural social capital and various dimensions of health. Structural social capital may partially explain depressive symptoms but not functional ability or self-rated health. We conclude that social capital is a relevant resource for the oldest old, but we suggest a different approach when measuring social capital in this age group, such as conducting a longitudinal study or including retrospective questions in the study. The oldest old may have had a high level of social capital, but our study could not identify this statistically.
Generating Social Capital? The Social Economy and Local Regeneration (draft version)
"... The astonishing rise to prominence of the notion of social capital over the last ten years has placed it at the centre of conceptual and policy debates across the social sciences and especially in areas relating to political participation, social exclusion and economic development. In debates on loc ..."
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The astonishing rise to prominence of the notion of social capital over the last ten years has placed it at the centre of conceptual and policy debates across the social sciences and especially in areas relating to political participation, social exclusion and economic development. In debates on local development and area based regeneration, social capital- conceived of as features of social organisation such as networks and norms that facilitate mutually beneficial co-ordinated action- is particularly relevant to ongoing debates concerning the possibilities for promoting long term and inclusive models of local regeneration. In particular, social capital appears highly significant with respect to the development of the social economy, an aspect of the local economy which has attracted an increased theoretical and policy focus in recent years. The importance of the social economy to local regeneration is not only its capacity to create jobs and provide services, but also in its role in promoting and strengthening stocks of social capital within a given locality. The weakness of the private and public sector economies in many deprived localities means that the building up of the social economy often appears a principal strategy for community based regeneration strategies. Furthermore, within disadvantaged regions, social capital appears potentially important
Social capital, political trust and self rated-health: A populationbased study in southern Sweden
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
, 2008
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The Context of Risk Decisions: Does Social Capital Make a Difference?’, Forum Qualitative Research 7(1): Article 17, January 2006. URL (consulted 24 October 2006): http://www/qualitative-research.net/fqs-texte/1–06/06–1-17-e.htm
- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
, 2006
"... Abstract: The traditional approach to risk in youth research has focused on the identification and weighting of risk factors in what has been called the "risk prevention paradigm". This paradigm has been critiqued, not least for its lack of engagement with contextual and structural issues. ..."
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Abstract: The traditional approach to risk in youth research has focused on the identification and weighting of risk factors in what has been called the "risk prevention paradigm". This paradigm has been critiqued, not least for its lack of engagement with contextual and structural issues. This article draws on recent empirical work which attempts to foreground issues of context and structure in its investigation of young people and risk, and in particular the role of social capital in risk decisions. We argue that two major paradigms underpin the debate about youth and risk: the "Prudential Human " who will make rational and normatively correct choices—balancing benefits against costs, and the "Gambling Human " who positively embraces risk-taking even "against the odds", and whose risk choices are often characterised as irrational and imprudent (ADAMS 1995; KEMSHALL 2003). Drawing on empirical work from "Young People, Social Capital and the Negotiation of Risk " carried out under the "Pathways into and out of Crime for Young People" network funded by the ESRC we argue that social capital plays a central role in the ability of young people to "navigate " risk decisions. We conclude by considering the types of social capital that provide the resources for young people to cope, manage and make informed choices about risk,
PATTERNS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN WEST GERMAN REGIONS
"... Social capital is often defined as consisting of trust and postmaterialist values on the one hand, and social net-works on the other hand. This article examines how different governance modes such as networks, mar-kets, and hierarchies are related to trust and postma-terialist values in 74 West Germ ..."
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Social capital is often defined as consisting of trust and postmaterialist values on the one hand, and social net-works on the other hand. This article examines how different governance modes such as networks, mar-kets, and hierarchies are related to trust and postma-terialist values in 74 West German regions.A principle component analysis of 40 social capital indicators shows that trust and postmaterialist values do not solely combine with networks but also with prefer-ences for markets and hierarchies. A cluster analysis identifies two dominant types of regional social capital in West German regions. These types are different from the well-known Italian patterns described by Robert Putnam in his seminal work. In the period 1995–2002, the annual economic growth in regions which have combined trust with preferences for strong markets and weak political networks was on average 1 percent higher than in regions with inverted preferences. KEY WORDS ★ hierarchies ★ markets ★ networks ★ regional governance ★ social capital
