社会资本对中区域经济增长的影响

1、Social Capitals Impact onRegional Economic Growth in China,1 Introduction,2 Measurement of Social Capital,3 Regional Differences of Social Capital in China,4 Social Capital and Economic Growth,5 Conclusions,1 Introduction,Fukuyama :In countries and regions with high stocks of social capital, people

2、are more likely to trust each other. Putnam measured social capital using a civism indicator of a community in his study on Italy.,Thus, this article measured social capital by the numbers of associations, charities and blood donation rates in each province in China. We also apply the World Values S

3、urvey to measuring general trust in China, which is an alternative measurement of social capital.,2 Measurement of Social Capital,Generally, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people? Most people can be trusted Cannot be too careful Do n

4、ot know If more respondents believe most people can be trusted, it means the stock of social capital is higher in that region or country.,3 Regional Differences of Social Capital in China,3 Regional Differences of Social Capital in China,According to China Civil Affairs Statistical Yearbook, there w

5、ere 154502 associations in 1992 and the figure increased to 191946 in 2006. According to the Chinese Society of Blood Transfusion (2000), the person-times of blood donation is higher than before.,4 Social Capital and Economic Growth,Here, we have the following general growth model to investigate the relationship between social capital and economic growth at provincial level：,4 Social Capital and Economic Growth,5 Co