The Meaning of Social Capital and Its Link to Collective Action

Остром, Элинор

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“…Whereas, the rules and the management plans are mainly designed according to the type and extent of CPRs, as well as to member characteristics (number, age, etc.). However, both formal and informal rules play an important role in managing CPRs (Ostrom and Ahn 2009;Ostrom 2011). This is also the case of the Consorzi, as shown above.…”

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Common property organisations as actors in rural development: a case study of a mountain area in Italy

2016

International Journal of the Commons

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Abstract:The Consorzi Vicinali are common property organisations (CPOs) located in a mountain area of Friuli Venezia Giulia region, in North East Italy. These CPOs have a long history of mutual assistance and collective use and management of local resources, thus contributing to a balanced development of the local community and territory. This research is aimed at investigating whether these historical CPOs still have a relevant role to play in the development of local rural areas, and how they deal with the present needs and opportunities of these areas. Specifically, the robustness and viability of these organisations were analysed. The survey revealed some strengths and weaknesses of the Consorzi Vicinali. According to Ostrom's design principles, the robustness is quite high. Nevertheless, this ability to maintain some desired characteristics despite internal and external fluctuations does not always match with a high viability, in terms of natural resource management, internal participation, creation of job opportunities especially for young people, and capacity to attract financial support. In fact, some Consorzi still act effectively in terms of the collective stewardship of rural resources. Whereas, others have the potential to adapt to new challenges and emerging needs, due to the deep rootedness and the sense of belonging of the local community to its territory. These are the strengths of all the Consorzi. The robustness and viability analyses used in a complementary way have been effective here in giving a more comprehensive description of CPOs and their (potential) role in rural development. 364Ivana Bassi and Nadia Carestiato

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Common property organisations as actors in rural development: a case study of a mountain area in Italy

2016

International Journal of the Commons

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“…This is also true if we focus exclusively on a "one shot" game ISSN 2329-521X 2015 www.macrothink.org/iss and not on repeated games, where the players can discipline each other"s behavior (Poulsen & Svendsen, 2005). Thus, this "something" we are looking for may be explained by the presence of the umbrella concept "social capital", which has built bridges between the social sciences and strengthened cross-disciplinary cooperation in a large number of areas (Ostrom & Ahn, 2009). …”

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The Puzzle of the Scandinavian Welfare State and Social Trust

Svendsen

2015

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The Scandinavian welfare model is a puzzle to economists: It works economically, even though free-riding should prevail with its explosive cocktail of high taxation and high social benefits. One possible solution to the puzzle could be the unique stock of social trust present in Scandinavia. Here, the four Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland) form the top three with scores above 60 percent social trust on a ranking that covers 94 countries from all over the world.

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“…Furthermore, we may use the model set out by Ostrom and Ahn (2009) to delineate the relationship between forms of social capital, trust and collective action (p. 23); see fi gure 1. According to this model, trust does not itself constitute social capital but serves as a link between particular kinds of such capital (i.e.…”

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Trends in confidence in public institutions: A comparative analysis of the Baltic countries

Gudžinskas¹

2017

Politics in Central Europe

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The paper focuses on the variation of institutional confi dence in the Baltic countries. Within of framework of qualitative comparative framework, it employs a historical approach to detect causes of divergence of trust in rule of law institutions between Estonia vis -à-vis other two Baltic states. While it observes a range of variables that could aff ect the diff erences, it emphasises the role of political leadership during critical junctures, which might explain both why Estonia forged ahead at the outset of the post -communist transformation and most recent positive developments in the Baltic countries since the fi nancial crisis in 2008-2010.

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The Meaning of Social Capital and Its Link to Collective Action

Cited by 127 publications

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Common property organisations as actors in rural development: a case study of a mountain area in Italy

Common property organisations as actors in rural development: a case study of a mountain area in Italy

The Puzzle of the Scandinavian Welfare State and Social Trust

Trends in confidence in public institutions: A comparative analysis of the Baltic countries

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