Anirudh Krishna
Understanding, measuring and utilizing social capital: clarifying concepts and presenting a field application from India
Public Policy Institute of California|Duke University
social capital defined resource propensity mutually beneficial collective action communities possess different extents communities high levels social capital able act together collectively achieving diverse common objectives concept social capital valid universally measure social capital vary context must related case aspects social relations assist mutually beneficial collective action within particular cultural context locallyrelevant scale social capital developed assess whether social capital mattered development performance 69 north indian villages variables corresponding bodies explanation including extent commercialisation relative stratification relative need also examined combination high social capital capable agency found associate closely high development performance agency important particularly situations institutions available enable citizens connect state markets productivity social capital considerably reduced account institutional gap development performance improved situations adding stock social capital also enhancing agency capacity