POLI 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Civil Society, Social Capital, Human Capital
4 Feb 2019
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Civil society: civic organization that are separate from the state. This includes non-governmental organizations (ngos), unions, student associations, religious groups, etc. Civil society exists at the associational, not the individual level. Many scholars have regarded civil society as being crucial to ensuring civil liberties and holding the government accountable. Civil society as central to holding government accountable. Serving as a counter weight to the state, serving society. Derives from associations and groups within civil society. These associations and groups don"t have to be political. They benefit the population by increasing trust between people. Social trust, shared values, coordination, cooperation, bonds among the population. Key way to measure social capital is survey data. Measured how many people would take part in recreational activities that were meant to build social capital. Not many pieces written on social capital in developing areas. A study of social capital in hundreds of villages throughout india found that social capital is internally generated by:
