Una perspectiva del capital social desde las ciencias sociales: capital social y acción colectiva*

Resumen

The concept of social capital stresses several factors that are not new but have often been ignored during the heyday of neoclassical economics and rational choice theories: trust and norms of reciprocity, net- works and forms of civic engagement, and both formal and informal rules or institu- tions. The contribution of the social capital approach lies in that it brings these seemingly diverse factors into the framework of collective action.