「社會資本」這個概念是當前從事研究工作及政策制定者所探究的焦點。它意味著促進個人與集體行動的社會網絡、非正規結構和規範。愈來愈多顯示社會資本如何對經濟成長、健康、犯罪，乃至於政府效能造成衝擊的證據，帶動此一探究社會資本概念之風潮。 David Halpern藉由各種社會資本的定義（甚至有時是令人困惑的），提供進入此概念的指南。他把檢視關於社會資本重要影響的跨學科研究文獻加以匯集，用以展示社會資本
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