Part 1: Why cooperation? Classical explanations The meaning of social capital and its link to collective action / Elinor Ostrom and T. K. Ahn
Cooperation: evidence from experiments / Anders Poulsen
Grid-group analysis / D. Douglas Caulkins.
Part 2: Why cooperation? Recent explanations Social capital in the brain? / Michael Bang Petersen, Andreas Roepstorff and Seren Serritzlew
Religio-philosophical roots / Ralph Weber.
Part 3: Corruption and the quality of institutions Corruption / Eric M. Uslaner
Social capital: the dark side / Peter Graeff
Social capital in East-Central Europe / Natalia Letki.
Part 4: The welfare state The state / Francisco Herroros / The universal welfare state / Bo Rothstein
The Nordic welfare state / Thora Margareta Bertilsson and Christian Hjorth-Andersen.
Part 5: The role of the state Tax compliance / Lars P. Feld
The environment / Kim Mannemar Sonderskov
The labour market / Fabio Sabatini.
Part 6: Migration and integration \ Locational choice, ethnicity and assimilation / Gil S. Epstein
Making integration work / Peter Nannestad.
Part 7: The economy Economic inequality / Henrik Jordahl
Economic growth / Christian Bjornskov
The macro perspective on generalized trust / Martin Paldam
Mixed methos assessment / Veronica Nyhan Jones and Michael Woolcock
The sociability of nations: international comparisons in bonding, bridging and linking social capital / Roger Patulny
Building social capital / Robert Chase and Rikke Nording Christensen.
