School of Management, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
Int J Urban Reg Res. 2010;34(2):381-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00897.x.
The research presented in this article employed a deliberate intervention to mobilize social capital and then studied the dynamics of the way in which it influenced community development. Whether or not social capital is able to facilitate development depends on the specific context in which it occurs. Although the general context of this study was that of small rural towns in Australia's outback that are experiencing decline, each of the four towns studied had unique features which could influence the mobilization of social capital. Rural communities have the willingness and capacity to mobilize but whether this capacity is actualized may well depend on the presence of other mobilizing factors. Specifically the intervention study found that a structure needs to be in place which can take the initiative and work across the community - engaging a range of organizations. Second, the structure needs to be supported, but not controlled, by local government. Third, it needs the kind of social entrepreneurship that can sustain a community-wide vision and bring together the diverse groups within the community.
本文采用了一种有意识的干预措施来调动社会资本，然后研究了它影响社区发展的动态。社会资本是否能够促进发展取决于它发生的具体背景。尽管本研究的总体背景是澳大利亚内陆地区正在衰落的小型农村城镇，但每个研究的城镇都有独特的特征，这可能会影响社会资本的调动。农村社区有意愿和能力来调动社会资本，但这种能力是否能够实现，可能取决于其他调动因素的存在。具体来说，干预研究发现，需要有一种结构来主动跨社区工作，吸引各种组织。其次，该结构需要得到地方政府的支持，但不受其控制。第三，它需要那种能够维持社区整体愿景并将社区内不同群体聚集在一起的社会创业精神。
