本文运用“社会资本”（ｓｏｃｉａｌｃａｐｉｔａｌ）的概念分析社团的作用，指出社团的发展有助于建立人际间的互信和互惠交换（ｒｅｃｉｐｒｏｃｉｔｙ）的规范，从而减少在公众事务和市场上的“搭便车”或利益互损行为。西方的研究发现，一个充满互信、互惠和民众积极参与公益事务的“市民社区”（ｃｉｖｉｃｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ）是社会发展的重要组成部分，有助于提高政府的工作绩效和促进经济发展。中国社团正逐步发展，这些社团能否发挥同样的功能，本文将作一探讨 In this paper, the concept of “social capital” is used to analyze the role of associations. It is pointed out that the development of associations helps to establish the reciprocity and reciprocity criterion between people, thus reducing “free riding” in public affairs and the market. Or detrimental to each other’s behavior. Western studies have found that a “civic community” that is full of mutual trust, reciprocity and active participation of citizens in public welfare matters is an important part of social development and helps to improve government performance and promote economic development. Chinese clubs are gradually developing, these clubs can play the same function, this article will make a discussion