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Meagher, Kate. "Social capital, social liabilities, and political capital: Social networks and informal manufacturing in Nigeria." African Affairs 105, no. 421 (May 16, 2006): 553–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adi123.

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Ujene, I. G. "SOCIAL EFFECTS OF TERRORISM ON YOUNG INDIVIDUALS IN NORTH-EAST NIGERIA." Open Journal of Social Science and Humanities (ISSN: 2734-2077) 1, no. 1 (March 10, 2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.52417/ojssh.v1i1.64.

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Terror and wars are not recent events as they had always existed with mankind since creation. According to Charles Darwin, in his concept of “survival of the fittest,” only the strong survive and this statement had gone ahead overtime to prove its validity both domestically and the world over. Although wars are not new, their effects (especially social effects) such as the effect on religion, destruction of social networks and support, functional impairment, conduct disorder (deviance), destruction of social capitals, destruction of social institutions and on young people cannot be ignored since every action is consequential. Nigeria is not an exception to terrorisms, wars and insurgencies as can be proven by her most recent histories; there had been the civil war, Niger-Delta insurgency and now the terroristic act of Boko Haram in the North-East. Due to the numerous effects of war, there are many scholarly works on psychological, biological and the economic dimensions but the social effects of terror such as is currently going on in North-East Nigeria are more trans-generational and have a more diverse outlook, despite this, there is the silence of literature on such effects thus, the aptness of this work. This paper underscores the social effects of the ongoing insurgence of Boko Haram in the North-East Nigeria on young individuals. Although United Nations in 1981 designated 15-24 years as youths, this study adopts 13-24 years for a wider coverage due to the historic-religious and cultural documentations and evidences of early marriages among the people under study. Theoretically, structural functionalism is apt in the explanation of this growing situation and it submits that the Nigerian state should pay much attention on development, Nigeria should explore the informal education sector and that religion of any kind should be de-radicalized and any iota of inciting messages should be expunged from worship places. Ujene, I. G. | Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Chudi uwazurike, P., and Michael C. mbabuike. "Nigeria?s Perennial Crisis of Nationhood, Democracy and Development On the Wages of Social Negative Capital." Dialectical Anthropology 28, no. 2 (June 2004): 203–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10624-004-3583-7.

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Danjuma, Ibrahim, and Karatu Afabwaje Joel. "The Legal Conundrum in the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Nigeria." Sriwijaya Law Review 5, no. 1 (January 31, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.28946/slrev.vol5.iss1.603.pp1-13.

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International law or treaty binds a state where such state signed, ratified acceded or domesticated same. In a monist State, ratification alone suffices for the international law or treaty to become binding whereas, in a dualist State, domestication as a condition must have complied. It is because of the peculiarities within various nations' legal systems (Monist or Dualist system). In 1989, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), an international human rights instrument came into force. Since its domestication as the Child Rights Act (CRA 2003) in Nigeria by the National Assembly, only about 24 States have enacted the law for onward enforcement. Nigeria is a nation which became independent in the year 1960 comprising now of 36 states and Abuja as its Federal Capital Territory all under the Federal Government. Since its domestication as the Child Rights Act (CRA 2003) in Nigeria by the National Assembly, many States have enacted the law for onward enforcement. However, few states are yet to comply and raise a question as to whether the said CRC has a binding force in all the States of the Federation. This study aims to examine the extent of how the UNCRC and CRA are being enforced in Nigeria. This study's research methodology is purely doctrinal, where library materials such as books, articles from journals, and online articles have been carefully selected and analyzed for this research. This paper recommends establishing a global agency or organ that should be saddled with the responsibility of ensuring full compliance and enforcement of international laws or treaties.

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Nepstad, Sharon, and Clifford Bob. "When Do Leaders Matter? Hypotheses on Leadership Dynamics in Social Movements." Mobilization: An International Quarterly 11, no. 1 (February 1, 2006): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.17813/maiq.11.1.013313600164m727.

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Leaders are central to social movements, yet scholars have devoted relatively little attention to understanding the concept of leadership or its effects on movements. In this article, we explore leadership's influence on movement dynamics by examining Nigeria's Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), the Catholic Left-inspired Plowshares movement, the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico, and the liberation movement in El Salvador. Building on Bourdieu, Putnam, and the existing literature on social movement leadership, we argue that these movements' leaders possessed "leadership capital" having cultural, social, and symbolic components. We then turn our attention to the conditions under which leadership capital affects three key processes in movement development: mobilization of aggrieved parties, activation of third-party supporters, and responses to repression. We conclude by calling for more comprehensive, systematic, and comparative investigation of factors influencing leadership in domestic and transnational movements.

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Gana, Catherine, Edward Oladele, Mariya Saleh, Osagbemi Makanjuola, Diana Gimba, Doreen Magaji, Temitayo Odusote, Hadiza Khamofu, and Kwasi Torpey. "Challenges faced by caregivers of vulnerable children in Cross River State and Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria." Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 11, no. 1 (January 2, 2016): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2016.1151094.

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Amodu, Nojeem. "Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility under the 2018 Petroleum Host and Impacted Communities Development Trust Bill: Is Nigeria Rehashing Past Mistakes?" African Journal of Legal Studies 11, no. 4 (December 10, 2019): 319–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12340038.

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AbstractThe 2018 Petroleum Host and Impacted Communities Development Trust Bill before the Nigerian National Assembly was proposed to foster sustainable development (SD) and embed corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the oil and gas corporate activities within host communities. From the backdrop of SD and CSR as regulatory concepts, this article scrutinizes the Bill for its viability to realize its objectives in its current form. It raises concerns about: (i) perceived negligence by the government to provide social services and public goods, seeming to outsource such responsibilities to the business community; (ii) the reduction of CSR to capital or community development projects; and (iii) the absence of useful delimitation criteria to determine host and impacted communities. The article argues that past mistakes are being rehashed and queries the capacity of the Bill to live up to stakeholders’ expectations. Using the normative contributions of global templates such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the article recommends policy and regulatory changes to the Bill’s governance structure towards embedding effective CSR and engendering SD in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.

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Egbe, Inya, Emmanuel Adegbite, and Kemi C. Yekini. "The influence of multinational enterprises on subsidiaries: context matters." Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 31, no. 2 (February 19, 2018): 703–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-06-2016-2608.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how differences in the institutional environments of a multinational enterprise (MNE) shape the role of management control systems (MCSs) and social capital in the headquarter (HQ)-subsidiary relationship of an emerging economy MNE. Design/methodology/approach A case study design was adopted in this research in order to understand how the differences in the institutional environments of an MNE shape the design and use of MCSs. Data were gathered by means of semi-structured interviews, document analysis and observations. Interviews were conducted at the Nigerian HQ and UK subsidiary of the Nigerian Service Multinational Enterprise (NSMNE). Findings The study found that the subsidiary operated autonomously, given its residence in a stronger institutional environment than the HQ. Instead of the HQ depending on MCSs means of coordination and control, it relied on social capital that existed between the HQ and subsidiary to coordinate and integrate the operation of the foreign subsidiary studied. Research limitations/implications The evidence from this research indicates that social capital could be effective in the integration and coordination of multinational operations. However, where social capital becomes the main mechanism of coordination and integration of HQ-subsidiary operations, the focus may have to be, as in this case, on organisational social capital and the need to achieve group goals, rather than specifically designated target goals for the subsidiary. The implication of this is that it may limit the potential of the subsidiary to explore its environment and search for opportunities. These are important insights into the relationship between developed country-based subsidiaries and their less developed countries-based HQs. Practical implications A practical implication of this research is in the use of local or expatriate staff to manage the operation of the subsidiary. While previous studies on the MNE, from the conventional perspective of multinational operation, suggest that expatriates may be sent to the subsidiary to head key positions so as to enable the HQ to have control of the subsidiary operation, it is different in this case. The NSMNE has adopted a policy of using locals who have the expertise and understanding of the UK institutional environment to manage the subsidiary’s operation. Social implications This research sheds some light on how development issues associated with a multinational institutional environment may shape the business activities and the relationship between the HQ and subsidiary. It gives some understanding of how policies and practices may have different impacts on employees as businesses attempt to adjust to pressures from their external environment(s). Originality/value The reliance on social capital as a means of coordination and control of the foreign subsidiary in this study is significant, given that previous studies have indicated that multinational HQs normally transfer controls and structure to foreign subsidiaries as a means of control. Also, while previous studies have suggested that MNEs HQ have better expertise that enables them to design and transfer MCSs to foreign subsidiaries, this study found that such expertise relates to the institutional environment from which the HQ is operating from. Through the lens of institutional sociology theory, these findings directly contribute to the literature on the transference of practices and control systems in international business discourse.

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Pawar, Manohar. "“Social” “capital”?" Social Science Journal 43, no. 2 (June 1, 2006): 211–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2006.02.002.

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Yusuf, S. A. "Social Capital and Household Welfare in Kwara State, Nigeria." Journal of Human Ecology 23, no. 3 (March 2008): 219–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2008.11906074.

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Kolankiewicz, George. "Social Capital and Social Change." British Journal of Sociology 47, no. 3 (September 1996): 427. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/591361.

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Lillbacka, Ralf. "Measuring Social Capital." Acta Sociologica 49, no. 2 (June 2006): 201–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0001699306064774.

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Koniordos, Sokratis M. "Social capital contested." International Review of Sociology 18, no. 2 (July 2008): 317–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03906700802087993.

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Opusunju, Michael Isaac, Ndalo Santeli Jiya, and Murat Akyuz. "Intellectual Capital as a Competitive Advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja." Nile Journal of Business and Economics 3, no. 7 (December 14, 2017): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.20321/nilejbe.v3i7.120.

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<p class="Default">The study examines the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. The study also sought to find out how intellectual capital (human capital, social capital, relational capital and structural capital) enhances competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. The population of 65 employees were used and the population was used as sample size. Point in time data were collected from primary source and Ordinary Least Square was adopted and finding reveals that the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited is significant. This shows that there is a significant relationship between human capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between relational capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between structural capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between social capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. It is therefore recommended that Pan African Nigeria Limited should emphasis more on intellectual capital such as human capital, social capital, relational capital and structural capital since it help them to achieve competitive advantage over other firms within the industry.</p>

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Isaac, Opusunju Michael Isaac, Jiya Ndalo Santeli, and Murat Akyuz. "Intellectual Capital as a Competitive Advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja." Nile Journal of Business and Economics 3, no. 7 (December 30, 2017): 52–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.20321/nilejbe.v3i6.004.

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The study examines the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. The study also sought to find out how intellectual capital (human capital, social capital, relational capital and structural capital) enhances competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. The population of 65 employees were used and the population was used as sample size. Point in time data were collected from primary source and Ordinary Least Square was adopted and finding reveals that the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited is significant. This shows that there is a significant relationship between human capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between relational capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between structural capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between social capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. It is therefore recommended that Pan African Nigeria Limited should emphasis more on intellectual capital such as human capital, social capital, relational capital and structural capital since it help them to achieve competitive advantage over other firms within the industry.

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Graf, William D., and John F. E. Ohiorhenuan. "Capital and the State in Nigeria." International Journal of African Historical Studies 23, no. 3 (1990): 536. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/219621.

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Gittell, Marilyn, Isolda Ortega-Bustamante, and Tracy Steffy. "Social Capital and Social Change." Urban Affairs Review 36, no. 2 (November 2000): 123–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10780870022184804.

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Miapyen, Buhari Shehu, and Umut Bozkurt. "Capital, the State, and Environmental Pollution in Nigeria." SAGE Open 10, no. 4 (October 2020): 215824402097501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244020975018.

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This research discusses the environmental pollution by the capital in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria and identifies two historical agents that have the potential to harmonize their social power through a common language that may create a new social and political agency. We argue that the working class and the community-based social movements are necessary but not sufficient agents of transformation in the Nigerian oil-dependent capitalist economy. The cooperation between the global and local sites of resistance is an imperative: a synergy and deliberate action by the conglomerate of trade unions, community-based social movements, nongovernmental organizations, local and global activists, nurtures the potential to transform the capitalist domination, exploitation, and expropriation in Nigeria. Using secondary literature sources, we re-visit the conversation on the role of capital and the pollution of environment in Nigeria through the concept of “Movement of Movements”.

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Killerby, Paul, and Joe Wallis. "Social capital and social economics." Forum for Social Economics 32, no. 1 (January 2002): 21–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02747263.

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Ostrom, Elinor, T. K. Ahn, and Cecilia Olivares. "Una perspectiva del capital social desde las ciencias sociales: capital social y acción colectiva (A Social Science Perspective on Social Capital: Social Capital and Collective Action)." Revista Mexicana de Sociología 65, no. 1 (January 2003): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3541518.

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Campbell, D. E. "Social Capital Complications." Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 17, no. 3 (November 20, 2006): 532–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mum007.

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Owoh, Kenna, and John Ohiorhenuan. "Capital and the State in Nigeria." Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines 26, no. 1 (1992): 163. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/485419.

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Boulanger, Paul-Marie, and Philippe Defeyt. "Capital social et bénévolat." Pensée plurielle 9, no. 1 (2005): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/pp.009.0039.

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van Oorschot, Wim, Wil Arts, and John Gelissen. "Social Capital in Europe." Acta Sociologica 49, no. 2 (June 2006): 149–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0001699306064770.

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Seippel, Ørnulf. "Sport and Social Capital." Acta Sociologica 49, no. 2 (June 2006): 169–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0001699306064771.

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Jackman, Robert W., and Ross A. Miller. "SOCIAL CAPITAL AND POLITICS." Annual Review of Political Science 1, no. 1 (June 1998): 47–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.polisci.1.1.47.

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Brough, Mark, Chelsea Bond, Julian Hunt, David Jenkins, Cindy Shannon, and Lisa Schubert. "Social capital meets identity." Journal of Sociology 42, no. 4 (December 2006): 396–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1440783306069996.

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Marske, Charles E. "SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SOCIAL MORALITY." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 16, no. 1/2 (January 1996): 102–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb013243.

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Zawicki, Kathy A. "Book Review: Social Capital." Teaching Sociology 37, no. 2 (April 2009): 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0092055x0903700210.

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Berzina, Kristine. "ENTERPRISE RELATED SOCIAL CAPITAL: DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ACCUMULATION." Economics & Sociology 4, no. 2 (November 20, 2011): 66–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-789x.2011/4-2/7.

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Li, Y. "Social Capital and Social Trust in Britain." European Sociological Review 21, no. 2 (April 1, 2005): 109–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/esr/jci007.

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WESTLUND, Hans, and Malin GAWELL. "BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP." Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 83, no. 1 (February 23, 2012): 101–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8292.2011.00456.x.

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Awofeso, O. A., and A. O. Ademuson. "Social Capital and Cooperative Society Lending in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 17, no. 2 (November 1, 2019): 41–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.36108/njsa/9102/71(0230).

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Cooperatives societies are seen as dependable and quick financial bailout institutions which can be used by business owners to secure quick and minimum interest on loans. This ethnographic study provides an understanding of the lending activities and criteria of obtaining a loan from co-operative societies in Ibadan, Nigeria as well as the social factors influencing how people access these loans. This empirical study gathered data using unobtrusive observation by attending weekly meetings of the cooperative (comprising of 102 members), asking questions during discussion times in the meeting as well as interacting with members of the co-operative society for 18 months. Additionally, 10 key informant interviews were done. Findings show that a strong social capital is needed and vital in obtaining loans in a co-operative society. The study concluded that cooperative societies are effective in lending business loans and supporting entrepreneurship but intending members must plan to join alongside others who can stand as guarantors for them in order to access loans easily and quickly. It is recommended that cooperative societies should find a modality of assisting those with no social resource to stand for them as guarantor in order to be able to help more people to start or grow their business enterprise. Those with no social resources should mingle well with other members in order to build one.

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Teachman, J. D., K. Paasch, and K. Carver. "Social Capital and the Generation of Human Capital." Social Forces 75, no. 4 (June 1, 1997): 1343–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sf/75.4.1343.

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Ciboh, Rodney. "An Exploratory Study of Older Adultsʼ Social Media Use and Social Capital in Nigeria." Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications 3, no. 2 (March 30, 2017): 149–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajmmc.3.2.4.

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McBride, Allan. "Television, Individualism, and Social Capital." PS: Political Science and Politics 31, no. 3 (September 1998): 542. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/420614.

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Sciarrone, Rocco. "Réseaux mafieux et capital social." Politix 13, no. 49 (2000): 35–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/polix.2000.1073.

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Brehm, John, Susan Saegert, J. Phillip Thompson, and Mark R. Warren. "Social Capital and Poor Communities." Contemporary Sociology 32, no. 3 (May 2003): 345. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3089189.

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Lounsbury, Michael, Nan Lin, Karen Cook, and Ronald S. Burt. "Social Capital: Theory and Research." Contemporary Sociology 31, no. 1 (January 2002): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3089402.

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Erickson, Bonnie H., Roger Th A. J. Leenders, and Shaul M. Gabbay. "Corporate Social Capital and Liability." Contemporary Sociology 31, no. 5 (September 2002): 547. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3090038.

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Rothstein, Bo, and Dietlind Stolle. "Introduction: Social Capital in Scandinavia." Scandinavian Political Studies 26, no. 1 (March 2003): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9477.t01-1-00077.

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Whiteley, Paul F. "Economic Growth and Social Capital." Political Studies 48, no. 3 (June 2000): 443–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.00269.

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Recent interdisciplinary theoretical work has suggested that social capital, or the interpersonal trust of citizens, plays an important role in explaining both the efficiency of political institutions, and in the economic performance of contemporary societies. This paper examines the relationship between social capital and economic growth in a sample of thirty-four countries over the period 1970 to 1992, within the framework of a modified neo-classical model of economic growth. The findings suggest that social capital has an impact on growth which is at least as strong as that of human capital or education, which has been the focus of much of the recent work on endogenous growth theory. It appears to have about the same impact on growth as catch-up or the ability of poorer nations to adopt technological innovations pioneered by their richer counterparts.

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SWAIN, NIGEL. "Social Capital and its Uses." European Journal of Sociology 44, no. 2 (August 2003): 185–212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003975603001243.

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The article attempts to assess the use and usefulness of the concept of ‘social capital’. First, it assesses its differing conceptual uses in the works of four key writers, Pierre Bourdieu, Gary S. Becker, James S. Coleman and Robert D. Putnam, identifying broadly a problematic ‘social capital as social fact’ perspective associated with Putnam, and a more promising ‘contacts with influential people’ approach that can be derived from Bourdieu. It then considers the practical uses already made of the former approach in the development studies literature, before addressing some of the analytical problems associated with applying the latter in a policy environment. Finally, it takes three short examples from research in rural Central and Eastern Europe to illustrate how the concept can be used to both analyse social relations and suggest policy priorities. The article's conclusion is that ‘social capital’ of any variety is by no means the ‘missing link’ in development economics, yet ‘social capital’ of the Bourdieu-derived kind can be a useful, work-a-day concept in social analysis.

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Kwon, Seok-Woo, Colleen Heflin, and Martin Ruef. "Community Social Capital and Entrepreneurship." American Sociological Review 78, no. 6 (October 25, 2013): 980–1008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003122413506440.

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Bourdieu, Pierre, and Loïc Wacquant. "Symbolic capital and social classes." Journal of Classical Sociology 13, no. 2 (May 2013): 292–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468795x12468736.

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Campbell, David E. "Social Capital and Service Learning." PS: Political Science and Politics 33, no. 3 (September 2000): 641. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/420872.

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Kumlin, Staffan, and Bo Rothstein. "Making and Breaking Social Capital." Comparative Political Studies 38, no. 4 (May 2005): 339–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0010414004273203.

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Since the debate about the importance of social capital and civil society for the quality of democracy began, Scandinavia has caused problems. Observers have been bewildered by an allegedly paradoxical coexistence of a wealth of social capital and extensive welfare-state arrangements. Some theorize that large welfare states make engagement in voluntary associations unnecessary, making the production of social capital more difficult. However, empirical research shows Scandinavia to have comparatively high levels of social capital. To solve this paradox, the authors address how the causal mechanism between variation in the design of welfare-state institutions and social capital works. The empirical analysis, based on Swedish survey data, suggests that the specific design of welfare-state policies matters for the production of social capital. Contacts with universal welfare-state institutions tend to increase social trust, whereas experiences with needs-testing social programs undermine it. The policy implication is that governments, by designing welfare-state institutions, can invest in social capital.

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Radnitz, Scott, Jonathan Wheatley, and Christoph Zürcher. "The Origins of Social Capital." Comparative Political Studies 42, no. 6 (January 26, 2009): 707–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0010414008329893.

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Scott, John G., Jodie Grigg, Monica Barratt, and Simon Lenton. "Social capital and cannabis supply." Journal of Sociology 53, no. 2 (February 3, 2017): 382–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1440783316688342.

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The distribution of cannabis in Australia is examined with reference to motivations for supplying drugs. We argue that the distribution of cannabis in Australia is best understood with reference to the concept of social supply, where a supplier, not considered to be a ‘drug dealer proper’, brokers, facilitates or sells drugs, for little or no financial gain to friends and acquaintances. The article draws on data from surveys and interviews with 200 young Australian cannabis users, almost all of whom had also supplied cannabis at some point in their lifetime. We further theorise the concept of social supply with reference to social capital. We argue that a sociological understanding of drug distribution should focus on drug communities, as opposed to markets, describing the features of social organisation that exist between people within social networks and related implications that such features might have in terms of social harm and well-being.

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