The impact of social capital on the common prosperity of farmers and herdsmen:A case study of Xizang
Common prosperity is an essential requirement of socialism and a common expectation of all people.Based on 1861 micro survey data from agricultural and pastoral areas in Xizang,this paper defines the level of common prosperity from two dimensions of wealth and sharing,and studies the impact and mechanism of social capital on the common prosperity of farmers and herdsmen in underdeveloped areas.The result shows that social capital significantly improves the level of common prosperity for farmers and herdsmen,and the marginal effect of promoting common prosperity for farmers and herdsmen is 0.0578.Moreover,social capital has a greater promoting effect on sharing than on prosperity.Heterogeneity analysis finds that the role of social capital in promoting common prosperity is more pronounced in areas with higher levels of economic development,as well as in semi agricultural and semi pastoral areas and pastoral areas.The analysis of the impact mechanism indicates that social capital of farmers and herdsmen improves the level of prosperity and promotes common prosperity by promoting non-agricultural employment.And social capital of farmers and herdsmen also improves the level of community and promotes common prosperity by enhancing collective action.
social capitalcommon prosperitynon-agricultural employmentcollective actionXizang