03099nam 22006373u 450 991045259780332120210114062359.0(CKB)2550000000105150(EBL)909031(OCoLC)818856547(SSID)ssj0000736207(PQKBManifestationID)12245982(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736207(PQKBWorkID)10767098(PQKB)11459495(MiAaPQ)EBC909031(EXLCZ)99255000000010515020130418d2005|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrActive Social Capital[electronic resource] Tracing the Roots of Development and DemocracyNew York Columbia University Press20051 online resource (267 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-231-12571-2 Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: Can Social Capital Help Support Development and Democracy?; 2. How Might Social Capital Matter?; 3. Structre and Agency: New Political Entrepreneurs and the Rise of Village-Based Collective Action; 4. Measuring Social Capital; 5. Understanding Economic Development: Why Do Some Villages Develop Faster than Others?; 6. Examining Community Harmony: Why Are Some Villages Peaceful and Others Not?; 7. Democratic Participation in Rural North India: Social Capital and New Political Entrepreneurs; 8. Conclusion; APPENDICES; A: MethodologyB: Details of 60 Villages in RajasthanC: Map of Village Balesariya; Notes; References; IndexThe idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from 69 villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it operates in practice, and what results it can be expected to produce. Does social capital provide a viable means for advancing economic development, promoting ethnic peace, and strengthening democratic governance? The world is richer than ever before, but more than a fifth of its peopleEconomic developmentEconomic development -- Social aspectsSocial aspectsSocial capital (Sociology)Sociology & Social HistoryHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCSocial ChangeHILCCElectronic books.Economic development.Economic development -- Social aspects.Social aspects.Social capital (Sociology).Sociology & Social HistorySocial SciencesSocial Change302306.3Krishna Anirudh978794AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910452597803321Active Social Capital2231012UNINA