Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire

• Tác giả: Grootaert Grootaert
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 155.28 Appraisals and tests
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC: World Bank, 2013
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 303349
• Chủ đề: 1. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; 2. QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS; 3. SOCIAL CAPITAL & LIVING STANDARDS; 4. SOCIAL CAPITAL IMPACTS; 5. SOCIAL CAPITAL QUALITATIVE SURVEY

Tóm tắt

 The 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.