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After and Beyond Amoral Familism: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Social Capital Italian-style

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  • Raimondo Catanzaro

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The economic crisis that began with the great crash of 2008 has brought about a significant increase in inequality in Italy between individuals and families as well as between different geographic areas. A higher degree of inequality has had negative effects on social capital, reducing so-called bridging and linking elements of social capital while strengthening bonding elements, with a concomitant decline in civic culture. These effects can be dangerous for democracy, in so far as they lower the citizens’ trust in institutions. Since social capital is created as well as destroyed by political and social actors, a relevant question is whether these actors have had a role in transforming social capital into trust in institutions. From an analysis of the changes that have taken place in the Italian political system, it would appear that a significant segment of the political system has destroyed more institutional social capital than it has helped to create.

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  • Raimondo Catanzaro, 2018. "After and Beyond Amoral Familism: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Social Capital Italian-style," South European Society and Politics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(1), pages 47-62, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fsesxx:v:23:y:2018:i:1:p:47-62
    DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2018.1435386
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    1. Ren, Zhiyuan & Zhu, Yuhan & Jin, Canyang & Xu, Aiting, 2023. "Social capital and energy poverty: Empirical evidence from China," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 267(C).

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