Does social capital foster renewable energy cooperatives?
研究了荷兰各市镇的社会资本（尤其是内部纽带型社会资本）是否解释了可再生能源合作社分布的差异，通过直接测量社交网络结构克服了以往使用代理变量的局限。
Abstract In recent decades, renewable energy cooperatives have substantially increased their share of renewable energy production. The operation of these cooperatives requires collective action, potentially supported by local social capital. We investigate whether municipal-level bonding and bridging social capital explain the differences in the prevalence of renewable energy cooperatives across Dutch municipalities. We measure social capital directly from social network structures within and between municipalities, thus overcoming limitations of using proxies. Our empirical results reveal that bonding rather than bridging social capital supports renewable energy cooperatives, shedding new light on the role these types of social capital play in regional development.