Abstract
PART I Theoretical perspectives on social capital 1. Social capital and democracy in modern Europe Kenneth Newton^E 2. The origins of social capital Whiteley^E 3. Collective action theory and the analysis of social capital Jacint Jordana^E PART II Voluntary activity, participation and social capital - case studies of different countries 4. Civic engagement and volunteering in the Netherlands: a Putnamian analysis Joep de Hart and Paul Dekker^E 5. Contracting out of the participation function: social capital and checkbook participation William A. Maloney^E 6. Voluntary associations and social capital in Finland Martii Siisiainen^E 7. The transformation of the voluntary sector in Norway: a decline in social capital Per Selle^E 8. Facets of social capital in new democracies: the formation and consequences of social capital in Spain Mariano Torcal and Jose Ramon Montero^E 9. The myth of American exceptionalism: a three-nation comparison of associational membership and social capital Dietlind Stolle and Thomas R. Rochon^E PART III 10. The political effects of social capital and moral behaviour in Anglo-American democracies Eric M. Uslaner^E 11. Social capital, active membership in voluntary associations and some aspects of political participation: an empirical case study Jaak B. Billiet and Bart Cambre^E
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