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Social Capital in Ten Asian Societies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2004

TAKASHI INOGUCHI
TAKASHI INOGUCHI
Affiliation:
University of Tokyo
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Abstract

On the basis of seven questions asked in the AsiaBarometer survey conducted by the author in 2003 in ten Asian societies, Uzbekistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Korea and Japan, the author analyzes the key dimensions of social capital, permeating the ten societies, (1) general trust in interpersonal relations, (2) trust in merit-based utility; and (3) trust in social system and comes up with the five groups of societies on the basis of three major dimensions of social capital and comes up with the five groups of societies (1) China and Vietnam, (2) Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan, (3) Malaysia, Myanmar and India, (4) Japan and Korea, and (5) Thailand. Conceptual examinations are also done in relation to the work done by Ronald Inglehart and Christian Weltzel and broad empirical corroborations are noted.

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Research Notes
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Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , May 2004 , pp. 197 - 211
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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Small portions of this research note will appear on Japan Spotlight (May/June 2004) with copyright retained by the author.