Understanding and Measuring Social Capital :

The importance of social capital for sustainable development is well understood. However, the impact of social capital is not easily quantified and to overcome this, the Social Capital Initiative at the World Bank attempts to contribute to this understanding by concentrating on how to measure social capital and its impact.This book details both the quantitative and qualitative approaches to the analysis of social capital. Also included is the Social Capital Assessment Tool which combines quantitative and qualitative instruments in order to measure social capital at the household, community, and organization levels. This tool can be downloaded from a CD-ROM which is included with this book.

Foreword

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

About the Authors

xi

Social Capital: From Definition to Measurement

1

(16)

The Search for a Definition of Social Capital

2

(1)

The Forms and Scope of Social Capital

3

(2)

Interdisciplinary Concepts

5

(2)

Rigorous Economic Terminology or Value as an Interdisciplinary Tool?

7

(1)

How Does Social Capital Affect Economic Development?

8

(1)

Approaches to Measuring Social Capital

9

(1)

Structure of the Book

10

(2)

Notes

12

(1)

References

13

(4)

The Social Capital Assessment Tool: Design and Implementation

17

(24)

Minimum Requirements for an Acceptable Measurement Tool

19

(4)

Designing the Social Capital Assessment Tool (SOCAT)

23

(1)

Structure and Implementation of the SOCAT

24

(13)

Notes

37

(1)

References

38

(3)

Quantitative Analysis of Social Capital Data

41

(44)

Tabulations of Indicators of Social Capital

43

(14)

Multivariate Analysis of Social Capital Data

57

(19)

Caveats

76

(3)

Notes

79

(2)

References

81

(4)

Qualitative Analysis of Social Capital: The Case of Agricultural Extension in Mali

85

(23)

The Extension System in Mali

86

(6)

Results and Analysis

92

(9)

Conclusions and Recommendations

101

(3)

Appendix 4A: Village Interview Guide

104

(2)

Appendix 4B: Description of Villages

106

(1)

Notes

107

(1)

Qualitative Analysis of Social Capital: The Case of Community Development in Coal Mining Areas in Orissa, India

108

(44)

Database and Methodology

109

(3)

Context: Overview of Orissa

112

(1)

Profile of the Study Areas

112

(6)

Analysis

118

(18)

Implications for Future Research

136

(3)

Conclusions: Specific Implications for Community Development

139

(5)

Notes

144

(2)

References

146

(6)

Annexes

152

(145)

Instruments of the Social Capital Assessment Tool

152

(85)

Does Social Capital Facilitate the Poor's Access to Credit?

237

(28)

Does Social Capital Matter in the Delivery of Water and Sanitation?

265

(32)

Index

297

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Understanding and Measuring Social Capital : A Multi-Disciplinary Tool for Practitioners

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