{"id":1513,"date":"2008-03-26T11:58:22","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T11:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rakansarawak.com\/webv\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2008-03-26T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T11:58:22","slug":"building-up-our-social-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v4\/2008\/03\/26\/building-up-our-social-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Up Our Social Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Civil Service’ Role In Building Up Our Social Capital<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social capital is the \u201csoft side\u201d of any democratic country, state or organization. It includes the informal networks, the accumulated know how, the intangible stuff that promotes mutual understanding, support and trust among the people. To explain my point further, I\u2019d like to use the phrase used by Alexis d\u2019 Tocqueville in a book he wrote over 150 years ago called \u201cDemocracy in America\u201d. Alexis d Tocqueville wrote about the \u201chabits of the heart\u201d and how these make for a strong democracy. He noted that the most important thing a democratic society must have is what he called the \u201chabits of the heart\u201d. These refer simply to the things that appeal to peoples\u2019 hearts and sentiments and thus, help win their trust, loyalty and support.<\/p>\n

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