Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output

Research on economic output has evolved in the quest to explain the output discrepancies between countries. This research proposes that current economic models can be enhanced by including social capital and institutions in the analysis of economic growth. This can minimise the ‘residual’ found in e...

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Main Author:	Lee, Yvonne Lean Ee
Format:	Thesis
Published:	2013
Subjects:	HC Economic History and Conditions
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spelling	my-mmu-ep.57292014-09-11T06:48:55Z Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output 2013-06 Lee, Yvonne Lean Ee HC Economic History and Conditions Research on economic output has evolved in the quest to explain the output discrepancies between countries. This research proposes that current economic models can be enhanced by including social capital and institutions in the analysis of economic growth. This can minimise the ‘residual’ found in established economic growth models. In order to include social capital in an economic growth model, a comprehensive and practical definition of social capital is needed. To overcome the obstacle that there is no widely-accepted definition of social capital, this research used Durlauf (2004)’s perspective that definitions of social capital should comprise of the functional and causal perspectives as a jumping off point. The functional perspective of social capital is where social capital consists of a concept which defines a set of actions – trust, norms, networks and associations, and civic engagement, which are the basis of social capital measurement in this research. 2013-06 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/5729/ http://library.mmu.edu.my/diglib/onlinedb/dig_lib.php phd doctoral Multimedia University Faculty of Management
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topic	HC Economic History and Conditions
spellingShingle	HC Economic History and Conditions Lee, Yvonne Lean Ee Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output
description	Research on economic output has evolved in the quest to explain the output discrepancies between countries. This research proposes that current economic models can be enhanced by including social capital and institutions in the analysis of economic growth. This can minimise the ‘residual’ found in established economic growth models. In order to include social capital in an economic growth model, a comprehensive and practical definition of social capital is needed. To overcome the obstacle that there is no widely-accepted definition of social capital, this research used Durlauf (2004)’s perspective that definitions of social capital should comprise of the functional and causal perspectives as a jumping off point. The functional perspective of social capital is where social capital consists of a concept which defines a set of actions – trust, norms, networks and associations, and civic engagement, which are the basis of social capital measurement in this research.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Lee, Yvonne Lean Ee
author_facet	Lee, Yvonne Lean Ee
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title	Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output
title_short	Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output
title_full	Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output
title_fullStr	Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output
title_full_unstemmed	Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output
title_sort	social capital and institutional quality: a cross-country analysis of economic output
granting_institution	Multimedia University
granting_department	Faculty of Management
publishDate	2013
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Social capital and institutional quality: A cross-country analysis of economic output

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