The Role of Social Capital in Development: An Empirical Assessment

Robert Puttnam

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511492600

Previously the role of social capital - defined as the institutions and networks of relationships between people, and the associated norms and values - in programs of poverty alleviation and development has risen to considerable prominence. Although development practitioners have long suspected that social capital does affect the efficiency and quality of most development processes, this book provides the rigorous empirical results needed to confirm that impression and translate it into effective and informed policymaking. It is based on a large volume of collected data, relying equally on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to establish approaches for measuring social capital and its impact. The book documents the pervasive role of social capital in accelerating poverty alleviation and rural development, facilitating the provision of goods and services, and easing political transition and recovery from civil conflicts.

Review of the hardback:‘Development and social capital are … correctly given an empirical assessment that allows the reader to gain an accurate understanding of the issues.’

Source: Oxfam Development Resources

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of figures and maps
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List of tables
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Notes on contributors
pp xiii-xviii
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Acknowledgments
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Foreword by Robert D. Putnam
pp xxi-xxii
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Introduction and overview
pp 1-16
- By Christiaan Grootaert, Lead Economist in the Social Development Department World Bank, Thierry van Bastelaer, Director of the Integrated Financial Services Team IRIS Center at the University of Maryland
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Part 1 - Social capital at the micro and macro levels: a conceptual discussion and review
pp 17-18
- By Christiaan Grootaert, Lead Economist in the Social Development Department World Bank, Thierry van Bastelaer, Director of the Integrated Financial Services Team IRIS Center at the University of Maryland
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1 - Social capital and poverty: a microeconomic perspective
pp 19-41
- By Paul Collier, Director of the Development Research Group World Bank
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2 - Social capital, growth, and poverty: a survey of cross-country evidence
pp 42-82
- By Stephen Knack, Senior Research Economist World Bank's Development Research Group
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Part 2 - The impact of social capital on development
pp 83-84
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3 - Mapping and measuring social capital through assessment of collective action to conserve and develop watersheds in Rajasthan, India
pp 85-124
- By Anirudh Krishna, Teacher Public policy and political science departments, Duke University, Norman Uphoff, Director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development and Professor of Government and International Agriculture Cornell University
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4 - Social capital and the firm: evidence from agricultural traders in Madagascar
pp 125-154
- By Marcel Fafchamps, Reader in the Department of Economics and Professoral Fellow Mansfield College in the University of Oxford, Bart Minten, Senior Research Associate at the Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Cornell University
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5 - How do participation and social capital affect community-based water projects? Evidence from Central Java, Indonesia
pp 155-187
- By Jonathan Isham, Assistant Professor of Economics and an affiliated member of the Environmental Studies Program Middlebury College, Vermont, Satu Kähkönen, Senior Economist World Bank
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6 - Does social capital increase participation in voluntary solid waste management? Evidence from Dhaka, Bangladesh
pp 188-210
- By Sheoli Pargal, Senior Economist in the Policy Support Division World Bank's Corporate Secretariat, Daniel O. Gilligan, Mainul Huq, works as an international consultant World Bank and other donor agencies, especially in the South Asian region; CEO of Development Policy Group A research-based consulting firm based in Bangladesh
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Part 3 - The creation and transformation of social capital
pp 211-212
- By Christiaan Grootaert, Lead Economist in the Social Development Department World Bank, Thierry van Bastelaer, Director of the Integrated Financial Services Team IRIS Center at the University of Maryland
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7 - The impact of development assistance on social capital: evidence from Kenya
pp 213-233
- By Mary Kay Gugerty, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs at the Evans School of Public Affairs University of Washington, Michael Kremer, Professor of Economics Harvard University; Senior Fellow Brookings Institution
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8 - Induced social capital and federations of the rural poor in the Andes
pp 234-278
- By Anthony J. Bebbington, Associate Professor of Geography University of Colorado at Boulder, Thomas F. Carroll, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Regional Planning George Washington University, Washington, DC
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9 - Social capital and social cohesion: case studies from Cambodia and Rwanda
pp 279-309
- By Nat J. Colletta, Research Professor and Co-Director of the Institute for Peacebuilding and Development Elliott School for International Affairs, George Washington University, Michelle L. Cullen, Post-conflict consultant World Bank
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10 - Ethnicity, capital formation, and conflict: evidence from Africa
pp 310-340
- By Robert H. Bates, Irene Yackovlev
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Conclusion: measuring impact and drawing policy implications
pp 341-350
- By Christiaan Grootaert, Lead Economist in the Social Development Department World Bank, Thierry van Bastelaer, Director of the Integrated Financial Services Team Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) at the University of Maryland
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Index
pp 351-360
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An Empirical Assessment

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of figures and maps
pp vii-vii

List of tables
pp viii-xi

List of boxes
pp xii-xii

Notes on contributors
pp xiii-xviii

Acknowledgments
pp xix-xx

Foreword by Robert D. Putnam
pp xxi-xxii

Introduction and overview
pp 1-16

Part 1 - Social capital at the micro and macro levels: a conceptual discussion and review
pp 17-18

1 - Social capital and poverty: a microeconomic perspective
pp 19-41

2 - Social capital, growth, and poverty: a survey of cross-country evidence
pp 42-82

Part 2 - The impact of social capital on development
pp 83-84

3 - Mapping and measuring social capital through assessment of collective action to conserve and develop watersheds in Rajasthan, India
pp 85-124

4 - Social capital and the firm: evidence from agricultural traders in Madagascar
pp 125-154

5 - How do participation and social capital affect community-based water projects? Evidence from Central Java, Indonesia
pp 155-187

6 - Does social capital increase participation in voluntary solid waste management? Evidence from Dhaka, Bangladesh
pp 188-210

Part 3 - The creation and transformation of social capital
pp 211-212

7 - The impact of development assistance on social capital: evidence from Kenya
pp 213-233

8 - Induced social capital and federations of the rural poor in the Andes
pp 234-278

9 - Social capital and social cohesion: case studies from Cambodia and Rwanda
pp 279-309

10 - Ethnicity, capital formation, and conflict: evidence from Africa
pp 310-340

Conclusion: measuring impact and drawing policy implications
pp 341-350

Index
pp 351-360

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