The Role of Social Capital in Development: An Empirical Assessment Christiaan Grootaert, Thierry Van Bastelaer Cambridge University Press, 2002 - 360 من الصفحات Social capital can be defined as the institutions and networks of relationships between people, complemented by the attitudes, norms and values that underlie them. This book looks at how social capital can contribute to poverty alleviation and development programs, facilitating rural development, access to goods and services, and political stability. Uniquely, it provides a rigorous empirical assessment of the contribution of social capital to development. |