La dotación de capital Social como factor determinante de la corrupción
ISSN: 1576-0162
Year of publication: 2009
Issue: 22
Pages: 197-220
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista de economía mundial
Abstract
The objective of the present work is to address the role played by social capital as an explanatory factor of corruption . In particular, we attempt to estimate to what extent the perceived levels of corruption are associated to certain forms of trust and social norms and, therefore, to social capital in its diverse expressions . The empirical evidence suggests that generalized trust and universalistic norms constitute a positive form of social capital that is inversely related to corruption . By contrast, the particularistic expressions of trust represent a negative social capital directly linked to the rising of corruption relationships