The Study On The Social Capital To The Economic Growth Of Western The Economic Growth Of Western China

After the reform and opening up policy, our country in accordance with the regionl nonbalanced deveplment ideas began to implement regional tilt of economic reform and opening up policy. At the same time, the gap of economic development between regions is widening, caused widespread concern in academia and government. For the cause of regional economic disparities in China, scholars try to explain it extensively from the system, the structure of the elements, human capital, industrial structure, the degree of marketization, the degree of openness, the introduction of foreign capital, the national strategic orientation and geographical factors, but so far no one theory can give a comprehensive explanation. The gap of regions of china is not only in geography and resource, but also exist differences in social capital. What kind of reasons result in the backward economic situation in the western region, in one hand there is the gap in input, on the other hand relates traditional idea, constant potential, customs and other forms of social capital. At present, research on China’s regional economic growth disparity is relatively less from the perspective of social capital, this paper will try to explore the impact of social capital on economic growth in the western region, and then puts forward the relevant policy suggestions.Firstly, this paper will give a descriptive analysis of the status of social capital of the western region compared with eastern and central regions, then to discuss the mechanism of social capital on economic growth in the region, to examine the relationship between social capital and regional economic development level, the degree of marketization, and finally we give a advice on how to cultivate the western region of social capital and promote the regional economic growth.Through this study, on the trust level personal trust, business trust, the public trust has a positive effect on regional economic growth, but the impact of business trust is more stable, and public trust is more conducive to economic development of west regions, individual trust will be enhanced with the deepening of the degree of marketization; on the social network level personal network and community network have a positive impact on regional economic growth in which the impact of community network is more stable. The association network have a negative impact on the regional economic growth, personal network and community network is more conducive to western regions which the economy is relatively backward, their role will be weakened with the degree of the strengthening marketization, and association of network will be strengthened with the degree of the strengthening marketization. There is large gap in general social capital level of the western region, which weakened the social capital has a positive impact on economic growth. The state should be cultivate the social capital in the western region from the system construction, promote regional economic development cross regions, cutting down transaction costs and encourage the integration of modern and traditional culture, and ultimately to promote the economic development of the western region.