Peace requires 'the intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind'. Social capital adheres in the set of relationships among people and those relationships are productive to the extent that they are based on a common set of expectations, a set of shared values, and a sense of trust among people. After meeting on June 4, I had an opportunity to ask him some questions. Social capital is the relationship between people that enable institutions to function. It's a different kind of thing.
Social capital has to be voluntary.
At this point he turned away, and I continued to ponder his words. The World Bank's materialistic view of human and social capital troubled me. The announced list of 21 panel members included both Serageldin and Federico Mayor, along with other dignitaries from around the world such as historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Millard Fuller who founded Habitat for Humanity, and Maurice Strong 2 who led the 1992 UN conference on environment in Rio de Janeiro. Moments later, McNeil introduced the panel members. Each filled in a piece of the global puzzle.