Harnessing and Guiding Social Capital for Rural Development

2007
ISBN: 978-1-4039-8196-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

This book is about the harnessing of social capital, formalized as village or community organizations, to guide and facilitate collective action for attaining poverty alleviation in particular and enhancing community well-being in general.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khan, S.

Kazmi, S.

Rifaqat, Z.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1: HARNESSING AND GUIDING SOCIAL CAPITAL Conceptual Issues: Harnessing and Guiding Social Capital Empirical Applications of Social Capital: Growth, Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development Harnessing and Guiding Social Capital in Pakistan PART II: CASE STUDY: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (HDF), PAKISTAN Cultural Context HDF Interventions SocialMobilization Health Education Field Update 2001 Field Update 2006 Summary and Conclusion PART III: HARNESS SOCIAL CAPITAL: MANUAL FOR THE FIELD RESEARCHER Planning a Field Study to Assess the Role of Harnessing Social Capital for Rural Development

Über Autor(innen)

SHAHRUKH RAFI KHAN is Visiting Professor of Economics, Mount Holyoke College, USA.
SAJID KAZMI is Coordinator Advocacy, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan.
ZEB RIFAQAT is a Ph.D.Candidate in Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA.