摘要
在市场化转型的过程中,社会资本作为一种非市场力量,它的作用会随着市场化进程减弱还是加强?本文以农村贫困为例,研究了市场化如何影响社会资本的作用。本文发现:(1)社会网络和公共信任能显著地减少贫困,而且在社区层面的作用尤其明显;(2)随着市场化程度的提高,社会资本减少贫困的作用总体上来说会减少,其中,家庭层面的社会网络的作用减少得尤其显著,而社会层面的社会资本的作用却不会显著下降。
Social capital, as a non-market power, has significant effect on poverty. Does the strength of social capital fall or rise during marketization? By studying rural poverty in China, this paper exploits how marketization affects the effects of social capital. We find that: (1) Social networks and public trust contribute significantly to reduce poverty in rural China, especially at community level. (2) Generally speaking, the effect of social capital on poverty falls during marketization, especially the effect of social networks at the household level. But the effects of the social capital at the community level is not be reduced significantly.
出处
《经济学(季刊)》
2007年第2期539-560,共22页
China Economic Quarterly
基金
复旦大学经济学院985项目
教育部对全国优秀博士论文作者的研究资助
上海市曙光学者项日和教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地重大课题(05JJD790004)的研究资助,复旦大学文科科研推进计划金苗项目(05JM009)的研究资助.