Harnessing and Guiding Social Capital for Rural Development
Published on 25. January 2008
Book
Hardback
XIX, 284 pages
978-1-4039-8196-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
2007
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
Illustrations
5 s/w Abbildungen
XIX, 284 p. 5 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-8196-7 (9781403981967)
DOI
10.1057/9780230609723
Schweitzer Classification
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
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