...Elster's claim seems borne out, however, by Robert Putnam's analysis of "social capital": that is, "features of social life — networks, norms, and...together more effectively to pursue shared objectives." According to Putnam, the "theory of social capital presumes that, generally speaking, the more we connect...

..."society's core values, especially trust in other people," while Putnam (1995b, p. 1) defines it as "features of social life— networks, norms, and trust—...together more effectively to pursue shared objectives." Thus, by the term "bowling alone," Putnam alludes to the consequences for social capital of a decrease...

...social "connectedness" through membership and participation are the operative words. As Putnam puts it, "By social capital, I mean features of social life...to act together more effectively to pursue shared objectives."1 Civic restorationists also tend to place all human groups that connect and nourish people...

...Capital Recent research by Robert Putnam documents the decline of "social capital," which he defines as "features of social life — networks, norms and trust...effectively to pursue shared objectives" (Putnam, 1995a). Documentation of the decline in social capital includes grearly decreased membership in voluntary...

...which has become immensely popular and widely applied in research (Putnam 1995a). He meant by that, "features of social life - networks, norms, and trust...together more effectively to pursue shared objectives . . . Social capital, in short, refers to social connections and the attendant norms and trust" (Putnam...

...Keepers appear to accept the definition of social capital discussed above, that social capital is the "features of social life - networks, norms, and trust...to act together more effectively to pursue shared objectives."20 The Promise Keepers believe that in order to (re)build the networks, norms, and trust...

...writes ominously of "the strange disappearance of social capital in America" def1ning social capital as "features of social life — networks, norms, and...to act together more effectively to pursue shared objectives."24 These and other concerns support the common view that confidence in our society is low...

...capital". A prominent supporter of this concept, Putnam (1995: 664), has defined social capital as "features of social life - networks, norms, and trust...together more effectively to pursue shared objectives. Social capital in short, refers to social connections and the attendant norms and trust. " While there...

...system at least in part by building up the supply of social capital, defined by Robert D. Putnam as the "features of social life — networks, norms, and...together more effectively to pursue shared objectives" that benefit the society (1995, 664—665). Putnam's clever use of a homely "bowling alone" metaphor...

...development (Serageldin & Steer, 1994:31). Putnam (1995:67) defines social capital as the"features of social life - networks, norms, and trust — that...together more effectively to pursue shared objectives". As Michael Cernea (1994:8) of the World Bank has also argued, sustainable development requires the...