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Kevin Corinth: Addressing Social Capital Poverty in America
…relationship between economic and social factors, highlighting the need for a more comprehensive approach to addressing societal challenges. As policymakers and communities grapple with these issues, Kevin Corinth from the…
Op-Ed
It’s time to face up to our social poverty problem
…a senior fellow and the director of the Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility at the American Enterprise Institute. Kevin Corinth is a senior fellow and deputy director of the…
Working Paper
The Distribution of Social Capital across Individuals and its Relationship to Income
Abstract There have been several attempts to measure social capital—the value inhering in relationships—at an aggregate level, but researchers lack comprehensive individual-level social capital measures. Using a combination of direct…
Blog Post
Measuring Social Capital: Can We Tell If Some Places Are Richer in Social Capital Than Others?
…about the value of relationships—to people and institutions.[2] Given the slipperiness of the concept, it is reasonable to ask whether we can measure social capital. In ongoing research with Kevin…
Blog Post
Introduction to The Social Breakdown
“Social capital” is an esoteric and often loosely defined concept, yet it captures a deep-seated intuition and shared sensibility among virtually all Americans: Our relationships have value, and what we…