204 Social Capital and the Food System: Some Evidences from Empirical Research
Table 3. Percentage of those registered in formal and informal associations
|
Type of association__________________________ |
Campania______ |
Emilia |
|
Trade unions or professional bodies |
45 |
50 |
|
Voluntary organisations |
10 |
50 |
|
Cultural and recreational organisations |
20 |
35 |
|
Humanitarian and religious organisations |
10 |
5 |
|
Environmental organisations_________________ |
0________________ |
50________ |
Source: our own work
Table 4.Voluntary organisations in Italy
|
Campania______ |
Emilia_________ |
Italy | |
|
Volunteers/10.000 inhabitants |
20 |
188 |
84 |
|
Organizations/10.000 |
0,3 |
2,6 |
1,5 |
Source: ISTAT
Table 5. High trust in institutions (percentage values)
|
Institution_______________________ |
Campania |
Emilia________ |
|
Law enforcement |
48 |
88 |
|
Public health |
17 |
75 |
|
Education |
22 |
67 |
|
Justice |
39 |
38 |
|
Local government |
17 |
88 |
|
Central Government__________ |
30__________ |
67____________ |
Source: our own work
Table 6. Rate of criminal and illicit activity
|
Campania |
Emilia_______ |
Italia | |
|
Murders and attempted murders /100.000 |
9.8 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
|
Robberies/100.000 inhabitants |
205.7 |
59.3 |
80.3 |
|
Total/100.000 inhabitants____________________ |
6192________ |
4153________ |
4937 |
Source: ISTAT
Altogether the firms interviewed process about 4.6 tons of fresh tomato, representing about
58% of the total amount of tomato processed in Italy. The sample, therefore, despite not being
representative or chosen at random, covers a significant part of national production.
The statistical indicators emerging from the field survey are the ones traditionally taken into
account by related literature, namely, human capital, associability, trust and criminality
(Grootaeri et al., 2004).
The section on human capital has been able to show both the higher level of openness towards
the outside and higher quality management structure of the Emilia region. All the companies
(see tab. 2), in fact, declare relations with public bodies and associations with the aims of
research and counselling, against 58% in the Campania region. As regards business trips
abroad, on average the employees of firms in Emilia make about 10 annually, against 5 by
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