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Social capital is a concept that refers to obtaining various resources by means of formal and informal networks. Social capital usually exerts a positive influence on societies that possess it. The purpose of this article is to reveal several negative aspects of social capital present in transitional economies. It is argued that the relational and cognitive dimensions of this phenomenon create a fertile...