Measuring Social Capital - An Integrated Questionnaire (Paperback)

Measuring Social Capital: An Integrated Questionnaire is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The idea of social capital has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence in both the theoretical and applied social science literature over the last decade. While lively debate has accompanied that journey, thereby helping to advance our thinking and clarifying areas of agreement and disagreement, much still remains to be done. One approach that could help bring further advances for both scholars and practitioners is providing a set of empirical tools for measuring social capital. The purpose of this paper is to introduce such a tool with a focus on applications in developing countries. The tool aims to generate quantitative data on various dimensions of social capital as part of a larger household survey (such as the Living Standards Measurement Survey or a household income/expenditure survey). The paper also provides detailed guidance for the use and analysis of the data.In having better empirical information on social capital, the authors aim is to enable greater dialogue between researchers, policy makers, task managers, and poor people themselves, ultimately leading to the design and implementation of more effective poverty reduction strategies.

General

Imprint:	World Bank Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	February 2004
Authors:	Christiaan Grootaert • Deepa Narayan • Veronica Nyhan Jones • Michael Woolcock
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	62
ISBN-13:	978-0-8213-5661-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	0-8213-5661-5
Barcode:	9780821356616

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