Exploring Linking Social Capital in Economic Development

Year 2019, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 133 - 152, 15.01.2019

Ümit İzmen

https://doi.org/10.17541/optimum.486865

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Linking social capital is a
concept suitable for the study of the nature, extent and economic impact of
social interactions with politicians or officials. By reviewing the development
of the concept and its application in economic development, this paper aims to
gain insight into the usefulness of the concept of linking social capital in
economic development studies where political system is internalized. The
appropriateness of the concept is reviewed through an in-depth analysis of main
theoretical contributions and papers selected from Thomson Reuters’ Web of
Science Core Collection.  Studies that
conceptualize linking social capital as shaped by political institutions are
rare. Lack of consensus on the definition and measurement of linking social
capital limited its usefulness. The paper concludes with a call for clarity in
the definition of the concept à la Bourdieu and for further studies that
explore the economic impact of social capital under different political
environments.

Keywords

Linking Social Capital, State, Economic Development

Ekonomik Kalkınmada Birleştirici Sosyal Sermaye Üzerine Bir İnceleme

Abstract

“Birleştirici sosyal sermaye”
kavramı insanlarla siyasetçiler ve yetkililer arasındaki ilişkilerin doğasını,
boyutlarını ve ekonomik etkisini incelemek için uygun bir kavramdır. Bu
makalenin amacı politik sistemin içselleştirildiği ekonomik kalkınma
çalışmalarında birleştirici sosyal sermaye kavramının öneminin, kavramın
gelişiminin ve ekonomik kalkınma çalışmalarına uygulanmasının irdelenerek
ortaya konulmasıdır. Kavramın uygunluğu temel teorik katkıların ve Thomson
Reuters’ Web of Science Core Collection veritabanından seçilen belgelerin
derinlemesine analizi yoluyla araştırılmıştır. Analiz, birleştirici sosyal
sermaye kavramının ekonomik sonuçları hakkındaki alanının gelişmemiş olduğunu
göstermektedir. Birleştirici sosyal sermaye kavramını siyasi kurumlar
tarafından şekillendirilen bir kavram olarak ele alan çalışmalar çok azdır.
Birleştirici sosyal sermaye kavramının tanımı ve ölçümü konusunda bir
mutabakatın olmaması, kavramın imkânlarını sınırlamıştır. Makale, kavramın
tanımının Bourdieu tarafından ortaya konulan çizgide netleştirilmesi ve sosyal
sermayenin ekonomik etkisini farklı siyasi ortamlarda araştıran çalışmalar
yapılması önerisi ile tamamlanmaktadır.

Keywords

Birleştirici Sosyal Sermaye, Devlet, Ekonomik Kalkınma

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