Harnessing and Guiding Social Capital for Rural Development

The book suggests that social capital is a feature of the community in terms of its norms, mutual trust, reciprocal obligations, and social networks. When successful, development organizations can harness social capital and embody it in village or community organizations and guide these organizations to participate and engage in collective action for poverty alleviation and enhancement of community welfare. In this in-depth case study, the authors utilize varied quantitative and qualitative...