「社會資本」的形成與「公民社會」發展有關，公民社會是社會資本累積之基礎。治理典範之精髓在於強調政府應結合「公民社會」，並透過廣大公民、社會民間組織、團體等之參與，強化社會的民主自治功能，進而提昇政府的公共服務之質與量。然而這些鑲嵌在「公民社會」中的可動員資源，形成了「社會資本」的關鍵要素。

The formation of “social capital” has something to do with” civil society” development, civil society is the foundation of the social accumulation of capital. Managing the essence of the model lies in emphasizing the government should combine “citizen society”, and through large citizen, social folks organization, the group wait for it participate, enhance society of the democracy autonomy function, then promote government of the quality and the quantity of the public service. However these inset in “civil society” of can mobilize a resource, become the key main factor of “social capital”.