The Journal of the James Madison Institute Money may make the world go round, but it's never been that way in America.
Social capital is vital for solving social problems.
Bible-based groups, for example, have done far better than government in helping addicts and alcoholics break their habits. When we believe social capital to be inadequate in dealing with a particular problem, such as child care, the conventional tendency is to turn to government. Others, however, noted that Putnam had checked Little League participation but missed youth soccer leagues, checked the YMCA but missed health clubs, checked the League of Women Voters but missed the Christian Coalition, and so on. Studies show that six of seven adults have significant social affiliations and other marks of social capital-but one of seven does not, and that one is usually the person in greatest need of help. She often has an abortion alone at an assembly-line business.