1. Social capital and health in Indonesia
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Miller, Douglas L., Scheffler, Richard, Lam, Suong, Rosenberg, Rhonda, and Rupp, Agnes
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SOCIAL surveys , *HUMAN capital , *LABOR supply , *PERSONNEL management - Abstract
Summary: This paper empirically examines the role of community social capital in the individual’s health production function. We focus on health measures relating to physical as well as mental health. In addition to exploring the relationship between social capital and health, we test for interrelationships between social and human capital in the production of health. Data come from more than 10000 adults surveyed in the Indonesian Family Life Surveys of 1993 and 1997. We identify a robust positive empirical association between community-level social capital and good health. We find weak evidence for an interrelationship between human and social capital and mental health. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2006
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