Research Report Measuring Local Institutions and Organizations
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The Role of Community Institutional Capacity in Social Capital
Caterina Gouvis Roman, Gretchen E. Moore
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This study tests the assumption that community-based organizations and other neighborhood institutions help build community well-being, and, in testing the assumption, seeks to develop a measure of these organizations that represents the social-capital generating function of organizations. The study examines: (1) whether the presence (the number or density) of organizations, institutions and businesses is related to neighborhood well-being; (2) if the location (distance) of community-based organizations has a role in neighborhood well-being, and (3) whether the capacity of community organizations factors into neighborhood well-being.
Research Areas Nonprofits and philanthropy Neighborhoods, cities, and metros Children and youth
Policy Centers Justice Policy Center