The Social Capital Foundation (TSCF) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, free of any established political or economic interest, that pursues the promotion of social capital and social cohesion. It is based in Brussels. An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ... Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Brussels City Hall Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, pronounced ; French: Bruxelles, pronounced in Belgian French and often by non-Belgian speakers of French; German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the...

TSCF brings together people and organizations who would like to contribute to a better future by reinforcing the social link between people, as opposed to the more narrow economic focus that has held sway for the past three decades or more. "Social Capital" is about revitalizing social cohesiveness, and can be defined as a set of mental dispositions and attitudes favoring cooperative behaviors within society. Social capital is defined as the value that is created through the application of social networks during non-organizational time. ...

TSCF's orientation emphasizes the necessary social dimension of the market economy, the pivotal role of the middle class in modern society, the necessity for improvement of social cooperation and participation, and the preservation of cultural identity for community integration. A market economy (aka free market economy and free enterprise economy) is an economic system in which the production and distribution of goods and services takes place through the mechanism of free markets guided by a free price system rather than by the state in a planned economy. ...