CHAPTER 5. Tracing the Roots of the Civic Community

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Figures xi
5. Preface xiii
6. CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Studying Institutional Performance 1
7. CHAPTER 2. Changing the Rules: Two Decades of Institutional Development 17
8. CHAPTER 3. Measuring Institutional Performance 63
9. CHAPTER 4. Explaining Institutional Performance 83
10. CHAPTER 5. Tracing the Roots of the Civic Community 121
11. CHAPTER 6. Social Capital and Institutional Success 163
12. APPENDIX A. Research Methods 187
13. APPENDIX B. Statistical Evidence on Attitude Change among Regional Councilors 193
14. APPENDIX C. Institutional Performance (1978-1985) 198
15. APPENDIX D. Regional Abbreviations Used in Scattergrams 200
16. APPENDIX E. Local Government Performance (1982-1986) and Regional Government Performance (1978-1985) 201
17. APPENDIX F. Traditions of Civic Involvement (1860-1920) 205
18. Notes 207
19. Index 249