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

by Grootaert, Christiaan; Van Bastelaer, Thierry; World Bank

• ISBN13: 9780821350683
• ISBN10: 0821350684
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: World Bank

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

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