This paper investigates the relation between social capital and wealth in the 382 communities of the Canton Bern. We measure social capital by the number of civil associations. Our results indicate that there are 10 130 associations in the canton. The multivariate analysis reveals a statistical significant relationship between the number of civil associations and the communities’ economic well-being even after controlling for other relevant variables. In addition, we conducted written interviews of 2 577 associations in a subsample of 100 communities. The results show that the number of active members within a community matters more than the mere existence of voluntary organizations or passive membership. Also, “Putnam associations” are more important than “Olson associations.” Overall, the results confirm the assumption that social capital drives the wealth effect.
Keywords: Social capital, regions, economic wealth, civil associations, canton Bern
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