Over the years, household surveys have become a popular, valuable data source for empirical research in microeconomics. In developing countries, household survey data have become more available in the past decade, as a result of several international programs. This has spurred interest in the...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- 1 Social Capital: From Definition to Measurement -- 2 The Social Capital Assessment Tool: Design and Implementation -- 3 Quantitative Analysis of Social Capital Data -- 4 Qualitative Analysis of Social Capital: The Case of...

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...