%0 Journal Article
%T Democracia e capital social na am¨¦rica latina: uma an¨¢lise comparativa
%A Santos
%A Everton
%A Baquero
%A Marcello
%J Revista de Sociologia e Pol¨ªtica
%D 2007
%I Universidade Federal do Paran¨¢
%R 10.1590/S0104-44782007000100014
%X the main purpose of this article is to identify societal conditions that may work to favor democracy in latin am¨¦rica, articulating this concept of democracy with the concept of social capital, as outlined by putnam (2000). our working hypothesis posits a significant association between social capital and democracy. we also believe that the existence of stocks of social capital, within a particular society, is a positive influence on belief in democratic regimes and their institutions. our hypothesis uses data from three south american capitals: porto alegre (brazil), montevideo (uruguay) and santiago de chile (chile), gathered in three research projects that were applied in these countries.
%K democracy
%K social capital
%K latin am¨¦rica.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0104-44782007000100014&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en