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Social Capital and Economic Well-Being in Germany's Regions: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis
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Abstract This article explores social capital in Germany in line with Putnam’s claim that social capital benefits regional economic well-being. In particular, this macro-level study examines whether the number of civic associations, as a measure of a vibrant civil society, is related to higher GDP. Since thi... mehr
This article explores social capital in Germany in line with Putnam’s claim that social capital benefits regional economic well-being. In particular, this macro-level study examines whether the number of civic associations, as a measure of a vibrant civil society, is related to higher GDP. Since this study uses spatial data on civic associations and official statistics concerning the German NUTS-3 regions, different spatial matrices model interdependencies among the dependent units of analysis. Exploratory spatial data analysis illustrates spatial patterns between districts as well as each variable’s radius of influence. Cross-sectional spatial models help examine social capital’s effect on regional economic well-being. Results of these analyses are two-fold: first, the geographical scope of social capital is locally concentrated, whereas the sphere of economic well-being encloses a wider area. Second, social capital correlates positively with economic well-being in Germany’s many regions.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Sozialkapital; Bruttoinlandsprodukt; Wohlstand; bürgerschaftliches Engagement; sozioökonomische Faktoren; regionaler Unterschied
Klassifikation
Raumplanung und Regionalforschung
Soziologie von Gesamtgesellschaften
Freie Schlagwörter
civic associations; economic well-being; spatial interdependence
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Seitenangabe
S. 1-24
Zeitschriftentitel
Region: the journal of ERSA, 3 (2016) 1
ISSN
2409-5370
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)