Cents and Sociability: Household Income and Social Capital in Rural Tanzania

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No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers21 Jun 2013Cents and Sociability: Household Income and Social Capital in Rural TanzaniaAuthors/Editors: Deepa NarayanDeepa Narayanhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-1796SectionsAboutPDF (0.1 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:July 1997 Matching a measure of social capital with data on household income in certain rural villages in Tanzania shows that social capital is indeed both capital (in that it raises incomes) and social (in that household incomes depend on village, not just household, social capital). Narayan and Pritchett construct a measure of social capital in rural Tanzania, using data from the Tanzania Social Capital and Poverty Survey (SCPS), a large-scale survey that asked individuals about the extent and characteristics of their associational activity and their trust in various institutions and individuals. They match this measure of social capital with data on household income in the same villages (both from the SCPS and from an earlier household survey, the Human Resources Development Survey). In doing so, they show that social capital is indeed both capital (in that it raises incomes) and social (in that household incomes depend on village, not just household, social capital). The magnitude of social capital's effect on incomes is impressive: a one standard deviation increase in village social capital increases a household proxy for income by at least 20 to 30 percent. This is as great an impact as an equivalent increase in nonfarming assets, or a tripling of the level of education. Data from the two surveys make it possible to identify some of the proximate channels through which social capital affects incomes: better publicly provided services, more community activity, greater use of modern agricultural inputs, and greater use of credit in agriculture. This paper-a joint product of Social Development, and Poverty and Human Resources, Development Research Group-is part of a larger effort in the Bank to understand the social determinants of sustainable development. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byHubungan Ikatan Anggota Kelompok Tani dengan Partisipasinya pada Proses Perencanaan Penyuluhan Pertanian Tingkat Nagari di Kabupaten Lima Puluh KotaJurnal Penyuluhan, Vol.15, No.128 March 2019Strengthening Social Security Systems in Rural Areas of Developing CountriesSSRN Electronic JournalSocial capital dimensions in household food security interventions: implications for rural UgandaAgriculture and Human Values, Vol.35, No.112 June 2017Social Capital Theory in Social Media ResearchSSRN Electronic JournalThe Value of Community-BrandsSSRN Electronic JournalA study on extracting regional contexts in measuring social capital with indivldual questionnaires-Using data of 10,448 aged people living in 199 rural settlements in Chita peninsula-JOURNAL OF RURAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION, Vol.27Local participation in development initiatives: The potential contribution of an understanding of social capitalUrban Forum, Vol.13, No.2Returns to Social Network Capital Among TradersSSRN Electronic JournalIs Social Capital Really CapitalSSRN Electronic JournalCapitals and Capabilities: A Framework for Analyzing Peasant Viability, Rural Livelihoods and PovertyWorld Development, Vol.27, No.12Strengthening Social Security Systems in Rural Areas of Developing CountriesSSRN Electronic Journal View Published: November 1999 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaRelated CountriesTanzaniaTimor-LesteRelated TopicsEducationFinance and Financial Sector DevelopmentMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthPoverty ReductionPrivate Sector DevelopmentRural DevelopmentSocial DevelopmentSocial Protections and Labor KeywordsASSETSCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITYCOMMUNITY BASED DEVELOPMENTETHNIC FRAGMENTATIONEXTERNALITIESHOUSEHOLD SOCIAL CAPITALHUMAN CAPITALINCOMEINSTITUTIONSLOCAL SOCIAL CAPITALNEIGHBORHOODSOUTCOMESPARTICIPATIONSOCIAL BEHAVIORSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL NORMSTRUSTVILLAGE SOCIAL CAPITAL PDF downloadLoading ...