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Is there social capital in service exchange tools?: Investigating timebanking use and social capital development
Chien Wen Yuan, Benjamin V. Hanrahan, John M. Carroll

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Timebanking, a service exchange tool based on time, can help build social connections and trust among people. By studying data from 429 timebank users, it was found that being confident in your abilities, making requests on timebanks, and trusting others can lead to a stronger sense of community. This shows that using timebanks can be a good way to develop social capital and create a supportive community without needing to build personal networks from scratch.