Grootaert, ChristiaanVan Bastelar, ThierryGrootaert, ChristiaanVan Bastelar, Thierry2013-06-202013-06-202002-060-8213-5068-4https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14098The importance of social capital for sustainable development, is by now well recognized. Anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, and economists have in their own ways, demonstrated the critical role of institutions, networks, and their supporting norms and values, for the success of development interventions. This success often hinges on accurate assessments of social capital in target communities. But the nature, and impact of social capital - the institutions, relationships, attitudes, and values that govern interactions among people - are not easily quantified. "Understanding and Measuring Social Capital" provides a conceptual review, and measurement tools, in a form readily available for development practitioners. The book discusses the respective value of quantitative, and qualitative approaches to the analysis of social capital, illustrating the discussion with examples, and case studies from many countries. It also presents the Social Capital Assessment Tool, which combines quantitative, and qualitative instruments to measure social capital at the level of household, community, and organization, drawing on multidisciplinary, empirical experiences, an application which can provide project managers with valuable baseline, and monitoring information about social capital in its different dimensions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTUREANTHROPOLOGISTSASSESSMENT TOOLCAPCIVIL SOCIETYCOLLECTIVE DECISIONMAKINGCOMMON PROPERTY RESOURCESCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY MANAGEMENTCOMMUNITY NETWORKSCOMMUNITY SURVEYCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKDATA COLLECTIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT POTENTIALDEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSECONOMISTSEXPENDITURE SURVEYEXPENDITURESFINANCIAL SERVICESFORMAL INSTITUTIONSFUTURE RESEARCHGRAMEEN BANKHEALTH SERVICESHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALINCOMEINFORMAL NETWORKSINFORMAL SECTORINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL REFORMINTERVIEW GUIDELABOR MARKETLIVING STANDARDSLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT SURVEYLOCAL ASSOCIATIONSLOCAL INSTITUTIONSLOCAL LEVELLOCAL ORGANIZATIONSLOCAL SOCIAL CAPITALMEASURING SOCIAL CAPITALMULTIVARIATE ANALYSISNATIONAL INSTITUTIONSNATIONAL LEVELNEIGHBORHOODNEIGHBORHOODSOUTCOME VARIABLESPARTICIPATORY POVERTYPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTPHYSICAL CAPITALPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOOR PEOPLEPOSITIVE EFFECTSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRIVATE SECTORPROFIT MARGINSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC POLICYQUALITATIVE APPROACHESQUANTITATIVE ANALYSISQUANTITATIVE METHODSRECIPROCITYREPUTATIONRULE OF LAWRURAL SETTINGSSECTOR POLICYSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL CAPITAL INITIATIVESOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DIMENSIONSSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL INTERACTIONSOCIAL NETWORKSWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5068-4