The Road to democracy: a three-society comparison of civic network structures

Yanlong Zhang; Hang Young Lee

The Road to democracy: a three-society comparison of civic network structures

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Social scientists of a neo-Tocquevillean tradition have long held the view that voluntary associations are essential to the political and social vitality of democratic societies (Curtis, Baer and Grabb 2001). These associations perform crucial tasks of social integration and contribute collectively to the signiﬁ cant amounts of economic and political activities in advanced industrial nations (Knoke 1986). The norms and networks of civic engagement powerfully aff ect the quality of public life and the performance of democratic governance (Fung 2003; Knoke 1986; Putnam 2000).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social capital and its institutional contingency
Subtitle of host publication	a study of the United States, China and Taiwan
Editors	Nan Lin, Yang-chih Fu, Chih-jou Jay Chen
Place of Publication	New York ; London
Publisher	Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
Pages	216-237
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203749425
ISBN (Print)	9780415899611
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Routledge advances in sociology
Publisher	Routledge
Volume	108

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Zhang, Yanlong ; Lee, Hang Young. / The Road to democracy : a three-society comparison of civic network structures. Social capital and its institutional contingency: a study of the United States, China and Taiwan. editor / Nan Lin ; Yang-chih Fu ; Chih-jou Jay Chen. New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2014. pp. 216-237 (Routledge advances in sociology).

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The Road to democracy : a three-society comparison of civic network structures. / Zhang, Yanlong; Lee, Hang Young.

Social capital and its institutional contingency: a study of the United States, China and Taiwan. ed. / Nan Lin; Yang-chih Fu; Chih-jou Jay Chen. New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2014. p. 216-237 (Routledge advances in sociology; Vol. 108).

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