Social capital, lobbying and community-based interest groups

Abstract

Social capital, Lobbying, Rent seeking, Hurricane Katrina, Post-disaster recovery,

Institutions, the social capital structure, and multilevel marketing companies

“…This phrasing is used to highlight that social capital can be a ‘double-edged’ phenomenon. Although social capital can alleviate some social problems, it can also exacerbate others, such as rent seeking and faster entry into socially damaging groups (Chamlee-Wright and Storr, 2011; Satyanath et al ., 2017; Villalonga-Olives and Kawachi, 2017). There is little doubt as to the contested and controversial nature of MLMs, and some scholars, such as Schiffauer (2018), argue that MLMs engage in predatory marketing strategies, exaggerate promises, and provide economics benefits for only a small portion of the participants.…”

“…Institutions are systems of rules, procedures, or practices that organize and govern social life by enabling action and providing constraints (Hodgson, 1988; North, 1990; Ostrom, 1986; Searle, 2005). Institutions and social capital are intimately related because the rules that govern social life necessarily shape the connections among people (Aoki, 2007; Chamlee-Wright and Storr, 2011; Rothstein and Stolle, 2008). Different institutional environments may facilitate the development of social capital differently, and institutional variations likely influence social capital structures across different populations (Curran et al ., 1993; Dodd and Patra, 2002; Sanders and Nee, 1996).…”

“…As Chamlee-Wright (2008) argues, social capital is structural in nature because it is heterogeneous and multi-specific and cannot be reduced to a single measurable stock. Chamlee-Wright and Storr (2011) also argue that institutional environments shape and shift the social capital structure in post-disaster situations. We synthesize these lines of reasoning by examining how LDS institutions shape the particular social capital structures in Utah.…”

Polycentric orders and post-disaster recovery: a case study of one Orthodox Jewish community following Hurricane Sandy

“… 19 Chamlee-Wright and Storr (2011) also describe how strong ties could be deployed after a disaster in ways that promote lobbying and rent seeking rather than post-disaster community recovery. …”

Recovering from Catastrophic Disaster in Asia

“…second, the feeling of bonding and cohesion within communities could facilitate collective action for post-disaster recovery (Chamlee-Wright & storr, 2011a;storr & haeffele-Balch, 2012). however, it may also strengthen the obstacles for people on the periphery of society by pushing the "public bad" to other communities (aldrich & Crook, 2008), increase the possibility of rent seeking for available resources (Chamlee-Wright & storr, 2011b), or push the social capital disadvantaged groups to a more vulnerable situation (hawkins & Maurer, 2010), especially when resources were limited.…”