Grootaert, GrootaertNarayan, DeepaNyhan Jones, VeronicaWoolcock, Michael2013-08-122013-08-1220040-8213-5661-5https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15033The idea of social capital has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence in both the theoretical and applied social science literature over the last decade. While lively debate has accompanied that journey, thereby helping to advance our thinking and to clarify areas of agreement and disagreement, much still remains to be done. One approach that we hope can help bring further advances for both scholars and practitioners is the provision of a set of empirical tools for measuring social capital. The purpose of this paper is to introduce such a tool-the Integrated Questionnaire for the Measurement of Social Capital (SC-IQ)-with a focus on applications in developing countries. The tool aims to generate quantitative data on various dimensions of social capital as part of a larger household survey (such as the Living Standards Measurement Survey or a household income/expenditure survey). Specifically, six dimensions are considered: groups and networks; trust and solidarity; collective action and cooperation; information and communication; social cohesion and inclusion; empowerment and political action. The paper addresses sampling and data collection issues for implementing the SC-IQ and provides guidance for the use and analysis of data. The tool has been pilot-tested in Albania and Nigeria and a review of lessons learned is presented.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSOCIAL CAPITAL & LIVING STANDARDSSOCIAL CAPITAL QUALITATIVE SURVEYSOCIAL CAPITAL IMPACTSQUALITATIVE ANALYSISQUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODSQUALITATIVE FIELD BASED ASSESSMENTSHOUSEHOLD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRESHOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATALIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDIESHOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSIFICATIONHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYSDATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUESSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL GROUPSDATA GATHERINGSAMPLINGTRUSTCOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOOPERATIONSOCIAL COHESIVENESSSOCIAL INCLUSIONINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONCOMMUNICATIONPOLITICAL ACTIVITIES ACCESS TO INFORMATIONASSESSMENT TOOLBASELINE DATACOMMUNITY ACTIVITIESCOMMUNITY ASSETSCOMMUNITY MEMBERSCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCOUNTRY LEVELCOUNTRY POVERTY ASSESSMENTSDATA ANALYSISDATA COLLECTIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUPECONOMETRIC ANALYSISECONOMIC GROUPECONOMIC INFORMATIONECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMIC MANAGEMENT NETWORKETHNIC DIVERSITYEXTERNAL EXPERTSFIELD TEAMSFIELD WORKFOCUS GROUPSHOUSEHOLD ASSETSHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHOUSEHOLD POVERTYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALINCOME COUNTRIESINFORMAL NETWORKSINSURANCEINTERMEDIARIESINTERVIEW TIMELESSONS LEARNEDLIVING STANDARDSLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT SURVEYLOCAL ASSOCIATIONSLOCAL LANGUAGESLOCAL LEVELLOCAL ORGANIZATIONSLOW INCOMELSMSMEASURING SOCIAL CAPITALMULTIVARIATE MODELSNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSOUTCOME VARIABLESPHYSICAL CAPITALPOLICY RESEARCHPOLITICAL PARTIESPOOR COMMUNITIESPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY GROUPPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPOVERTY SURVEYSPROJECT EVALUATIONPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITATIVE METHODSQUANTITATIVE APPROACHESQUANTITATIVE DATARECIPROCITYREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLEREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLESRESEARCH METHODSRESEARCH TOOLSRURAL COMMUNITIESSAMSAMPLE SIZESECTOR WORKSERVICE PROVIDERSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL CAPITAL ASSESSMENT TOOLSOCIAL CAPITAL DATASOCIAL CAPITAL INITIATIVESOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTSOCIAL DIMENSIONSSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL INTERACTIONSOCIAL ORGANIZATIONSSOCIAL RELATIONSSOCIAL RESEARCHSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5661-5