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Community Development Journal Advance Access published online on February 25, 2005
Community Development Journal, doi:10.1093/cdj/bsi045
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Social capital, the social economy and community development

Alan Kay 1*

1 20 Marchhall Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 5HL, Scotland

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Alan Kay, E-mail: alan{at}mkay88.freeserve.co.uk


  Abstract

Social capital is increasingly used in the field of community development and the social economy. This article describes some of the results to emerge from a three-year research project (CONSCISE Project), which looked at the contribution social capital can make to the social economy within local economic development. Following the definition of social capital, the article examines how it can be assessed and then goes on to list the main findings on the significance of social capital in the understanding of the social economy and community development. It concludes with a number of policy implications on how social capital can be used within the context of community development.


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