Publication: Nugormesese : An Indigenous Basis of Social Capital in a West African Community
Date
2005-11
ISSN
Published
2005-11
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The primary objective of this article is
to present nugormesese as an indigenous mechanism of social
capital in Buem-Kator, a farming community on the Ghana side
of the Ghana-Togo border area. The concept of social capital
will be minimally defined to refer to the capability of
social norms and customs to hold members of a group together
by effectively setting and facilitating the terms of their
relationships. Unlike physical capital (machineries, bank
accounts, etc.) and human capital (knowledge, skills, etc),
social capital is a relational factor or social resource
that sustainably facilitates collective action for achieving
mutually beneficial ends.
Citation
“World Bank. 2005. Nugormesese : An Indigenous Basis of Social Capital in a West African Community. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 86. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/589dc405-cf6f-5c42-aa78-8713ee964e66 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”