BACKGROUND Many studies suggest that social capital, defined as those intangible resources of a society or community (trust, participation and reciprocity), that might facilitate collective action, can be associated with positive health effects. AIM To explore the relationship between social capital an the level of mental health, in urban communities of Santiago, Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS...

The present paper extends social capital theory by exploring the creation of social capital in a highly innovative, yet under-researched organizational form: online communities. It is shown that social capital development has thus far not been sufficiently theorized and research on how social capital may be created in online communities is missing altogether. Attempting to fill this gap, I draw...

Fiscal decentralization is not a new phenomenon for developing countries. Since the 1990s, most developing countries initiated the process of decentralization, combining political, administrative and fiscal aspects. It is a long-term gradual process of devolving revenue sources and expenditures functions from the central government to provincial and local levels. The benefits of engaging with t...

The role of social capital in promoting health is now widely debated within international public health. In relation to HIV, the results of previous observational and cross-sectional studies have been mixed. In some settings it has been suggested that high levels of social capital and community cohesion might be protective and facilitate more effective collective responses to the epidemic. In o...

BACKGROUND Surprisingly few studies have investigated the interplay of multiple factors affecting self-rated health outcomes and the role of social capital on health in developing countries, a prerequisite to strengthening our understanding of the influence of social and economic conditions on health and the most effective aid. Our study aimed to identify social and economic conditions for heal...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlates of social capital and adherence to healthy lifestyle in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS This register-based, cross-sectional study consisted of individuals diagnosed with CHD at four community health service centers, Shanghai, China, between April and July 2016 (n=609). The sociodemographic characteristics, social capital, adherence ...

As a part of corporate social responsibility, corporate donation is developing quickly in world. We used data from 290 firms in Yangtze River delta involved in contribution from the year 2004 to 2006. Based on the statistics analysis, the results are as follows: (1) Corporate donation and corporate social capital have a positive correlativity relationship. And corporate donation and corporate c...