Understanding and Measuring Social Capital : A Multidisciplinary Tool for Practitioners
The importance of social capital for
sustainable development, is by now well recognized.
Anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, and
economists have in their own ways, demonstrated the critical
role of institutions, networks, and their supporting norms
and values, for the success of development interventions.
This success often hinges on accurate assessments of social
capital in target communities. But the nature, and impact of
social capital - the institutions, relationships, attitudes,
and values that govern interactions among people - are not
easily quantified. "Understanding and Measuring Social
Capital" provides a conceptual review, and measurement
tools, in a form readily available for development
practitioners. The book discusses the respective value of
quantitative, and qualitative approaches to the analysis of
social capital, illustrating the discussion with examples,
and case studies from many countries. It also presents the
Social Capital Assessment Tool, which combines quantitative,
and qualitative instruments to measure social capital at the
level of household, community, and organization, drawing on
multidisciplinary, empirical experiences, an application
which can provide project managers with valuable baseline,
and monitoring information about social capital in its
different dimensions.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Grootaert, Christiaan,
Van Bastelar, Thierry |
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| Format: | Publication
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC: World Bank
2002-06
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| Subjects: | AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES,
AGRICULTURE,
ANTHROPOLOGISTS,
ASSESSMENT TOOL,
CAP,
CIVIL SOCIETY,
COLLECTIVE DECISIONMAKING,
COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES,
COMMUNITIES,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT,
COMMUNITY NETWORKS,
COMMUNITY SURVEY,
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK,
DATA COLLECTION,
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS,
DEVELOPMENT POLICY,
DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL,
DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS,
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
ECONOMICS,
ECONOMISTS,
EXPENDITURE SURVEY,
EXPENDITURES,
FINANCIAL SERVICES,
FORMAL INSTITUTIONS,
FUTURE RESEARCH,
GRAMEEN BANK,
HEALTH SERVICES,
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS,
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY,
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE,
HUMAN CAPITAL,
INCOME,
INFORMAL NETWORKS,
INFORMAL SECTOR,
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM,
INTERVIEW GUIDE,
LABOR MARKET,
LIVING STANDARDS,
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT,
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT SURVEY,
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS,
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS,
LOCAL LEVEL,
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS,
LOCAL SOCIAL CAPITAL,
MEASURING SOCIAL CAPITAL,
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS,
NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,
NATIONAL LEVEL,
NEIGHBORHOOD,
NEIGHBORHOODS,
OUTCOME VARIABLES,
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY,
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT,
PHYSICAL CAPITAL,
POLICY MAKERS,
POLITICAL ECONOMY,
POOR PEOPLE,
POSITIVE EFFECTS,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY,
PRIVATE SECTOR,
PROFIT MARGINS,
PROPERTY RIGHTS,
PUBLIC POLICY,
QUALITATIVE APPROACHES,
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS,
QUANTITATIVE METHODS,
RECIPROCITY,
REPUTATION,
RULE OF LAW,
RURAL SETTINGS,
SECTOR POLICY,
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE,
SOCIAL CAPITAL,
SOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT,
SOCIAL CAPITAL INITIATIVE,
SOCIAL COHESION,
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS,
SOCIAL GROUPS,
SOCIAL INTERACTION,
SOCIAL NETWORKS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1942065/understanding-measuring-social-capital-multidisciplinary-tool-practitioners
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14098
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