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Wang, Jong-Tian.

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Exploring social capital and its political consequences: The case of Taiwan (China).

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Exploring social capital and its political consequences: The case of Taiwan (China)./
Author:	Wang, Jong-Tian.
Description:	284 p.
Notes:	Adviser: Darren Davis.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International63-09A.
Subject:	Political Science, General. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3064324
ISBN:	0493832912

Exploring social capital and its political consequences: The case of Taiwan (China).
Wang, Jong-Tian.

Exploring social capital and its political consequences: The case of Taiwan (China). - 284 p.

Adviser: Darren Davis.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2002.

This dissertation examines the meaning of social capital, suggests frameworks for studying social capital, and conducts empirical research on the political consequences of social capital in the case of Taiwan. Literature has shown two different usages (meanings) of social capital. The author refers to sociologists' view of social capital, i.e., resources embedded in social relations, as <italic>private social capital</italic> while political scientists' understanding of social capital, i.e., social trust and network of civic engagement, has been called <italic>public social capital</italic> in this dissertation. Based on the general analytical frameworks provided here, the author uses empirical data collected from Taiwan to explore the political consequences of both types of social capital. Results show that for private social capital, those with social capital characterized as having weak ties are more likely to participate in local community activities as opposed to those who rely only on strong ties. Regarding public social capital, change of regime from authoritarian to democratic does not promote social trust at the individual level. On the contrary, the level of social trust has declined due to the uncertainty of the transition period. In addition, there is no statistically significant relationship between social trust and membership in voluntary associations as indicated in Putnam's theory. Furthermore, public social capital does not necessarily sustain democratic beliefs. The results from Taiwan indicate the need to further current public social capital theory.

ISBN: 0493832912Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017391
Political Science, General.

Exploring social capital and its political consequences: The case of Taiwan (China).
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