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It's not what you know - it's who you know! Economic analysis of social capital
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Friends in high places? An overview of Social Capital
Pathways of influence in South Africa
Preferential credit for ethnic firms?
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Choosing better technology. Does social capital help?
Networking for success and survival in Ghana?
Unequal access to social capital in Tanzania
Sites for Sore Eyes: Online Sources on Social Capital
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September 2000 Insights Issue #34

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It's not what you know- it's who you know!
Economic analysis of social capital

Treating social relationships as a form of capital acknowledges that they are capable of changing economic and political performance, for better or worse. This simple idea has provoked an outpouring of new research in recent years. Some of the research is unrelated to development and focuses on the alleged decline in civic culture in the United States. A growing part of the research focuses on the question: is an increased density of social relations helpful to international development, and, if so, what should policymakers be doing about it? Full editorial...

Other articles in this issue:

Friends in high places? An overview of social capital
Social capital can be split into three connecting strands... More...

Pathways of influence - Social capital and household welfare in South Africa
Social capital is a difficult concept to define, particularly at the empirical level... More...

Preferential credit? Ethnic and indigenous firms vie for equal access
Ethnic groups often remain segregated long after emigrating to a new area... More...

Choosing better technology. Does social capital help?
How do rural communities make important decisions about farming techniques? More...

Networking for success and survival in Ghana. Does size matter?
Networks are crucial to both large and small enterprises in Ghana... More...

Unequal access to social capital? Evidence from Tanzania
Social capital, it is widely accepted, is beneficial to economic performance. How is social capital formed and how can it be measured? More...

Sites for Sore Eyes: Online Sources on Social Capital
Social Capital is a relatively new area and few sites relating to developing countries exist... More...

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