Original scientific paper
Perception of Corruption and the Erosion of Social Capital in Croatia 1995-2003
Aleksandar Štulhofer
orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-3644
; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The paper analyses the changes at the level of social capital (SC) in Croatia
during the period of 1995 to 2003. Starting from theoretical and empirical arguments
which link SC with economic growth, social development and political stability,
the author uses data from two research projects carried out on representative
national samples (World Values Survey – Croatia 1995 and South East European
Social Survey, 2003), in order to establish and discuss changes at the SC
level. The conducted analyses show a decrease in social capital, which cannot be
solely attributed to the situational effect present during the 1995 survey. The
paper analyses the suitability of the standard macro approach to measuring SC in
the transitional context, but also points out the influence of perception of the
extent of corruption on the negative dynamics of SC.
Keywords
social capital; Croatia; generalized trust; civic participation; trust in institutions; post-communist transition; perception of corruption
Hrčak ID:
21145
URI
Publication date:
25.8.2005.
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