ISBN:
9781781950388
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (250 pages)
Series Statement:
Well-Being in Developing Countries Ser.
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DDC:
302
Keywords:
Social capital (Sociology)
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Electronic books
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Konferenzschrift 2000
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Konferenzschrift 2000
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Konferenzschrift 2000
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift 2000
Abstract:
The chapters in this volume explore the challenges and opportunities raised by this concept for researchers, practitioners and teachers. Social Capital and Economic Development is based upon a consistent, policy-based vision of how social capital affects well-being in developing countries.
Abstract:
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- PART I The History and Scope of the Concept of Social Capital in Development Economics -- 1. Social capital and well-being in developing countries: an introduction -- 2. Social capital in theory and practice: where do we stand? -- 3. Reflections on social and antisocial capital -- 4. Bonds and bridges: social capital and poverty -- PART II Empirical and Experimental Evidence on Social Capital and Well-being -- 5. Social capital, education and credit markets: empirical evidence from Burkina Faso -- 6. The interactions of bonding, bridging and linking dimensions of social capital: evidence from rural Paraguay -- 7. Measuring social capital: adding field experimental methods to the analytical toolbox -- 8. Rethinking local commons dilemmas: lessons from experimental economics in the field -- PART III Investing in Social Capital in the Field -- 9. Can investments in social capital improve local development and environmental outcomes? A cost-benefit framework to assess the policy options -- 10. Social capital and environmental management: culture, perceptions and action among slum dwellers in Bangkok -- 11. Building networks of social capital for grassroots development among indigenous communities in Bolivia and Mexico -- 12. Resilient communities: building the social foundations of human security -- Index.
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