Democracies in flux : the evolution of social capital in contemporary society Introduction Robert D. Putnam and Kristin A. Goss Great Britain: the role of government and the distribution of social capital Peter A. Hall United States: bridging the privileged and the marginalized Robert Wuthnow United States: from membership to advocacy Theda Skocpol France: old and new civic and social ties in France Jean Pierre Worms Decline of social capital: the German case Claus Offe and Susanne Fuchs From civil war to civil society: social capital in Spain from the 1930s to the 1990s Victor Pérez Díaz Sweden: social capital in the social democratic state Bo Rothstein Australia: making the lucky country Eva Cox Broadening the basis of social capital in Japan Takashi Inoguchi Conclusion Robert D. Putnam In Democracies in Flux Putnam and nine world renowned scholars investigate the condition of social capital in eight advanced democratic nations.