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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"social capital research"”.
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Religious Engagement and Social Capital in the Islamic Context
Social capital research has traditionally been conducted in western and Christian settings as a precursor of changes such as democratization and development. This paper focuses on Islamic religious engagement and its potential to foster social capital. The model presented here is designed to …
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SOCIO-SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF MIGRANT WOMEN’S LIVES IN TBILISI, GEORGIA
… women in post- Soviet Georgia. Specifically, the research focuses on the spatial availability of family and rural contacts and the use of social safety nets as a coping strategy to aid women in the transition to urban life in Tbilisi. In addition, this paper addresses the role of women in Georgia …
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SOCIO-SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF MIGRANT WOMEN’S LIVES IN TBILISI, GEORGIA
… women in post- Soviet Georgia. Specifically, the research focuses on the spatial availability of family and rural contacts and the use of social safety nets as a coping strategy to aid women in the transition to urban life in Tbilisi. In addition, this paper addresses the role of women in Georgia …
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Social capital and microfinance
Chapter one is titled "Social Capital and Group Banking." Lending to the poor is costly due to high screening, monitoring, and enforcement costs. Group lending advocates believe individuals are able to select creditworthy peers, monitor the use of loan proceeds, and enforce repayment better than an …
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Social Capital in Cohousing: Understanding How One Community Builds Ties
… both the processes the community uses to foster social capital among residents, and the challenges that have arisen over time within the community. Cohousing, a little-known residential planning model in the United States, centers on creating neighborhoods with abundant social capital. Research …
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Major Donor Philanthropy and the Effects of Social Capital
There is little extant philanthropy research on wealthy donors in the U.S. This qualitative research study is an in-depth examination of actual charitable giving experiences described by wealthy donors. It is based on interviews with 32 wealthy major donors who gave 5-7 figure donations to large …
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The role of social capital in French entrepreneurial networks at the pre-organisation stage
… literature on entrepreneurial networks and social capital through its investigation of the role of social capital in French entrepreneurial networks at the pre-organisation stage. The target of the research are former Grande Ecole graduates, Anciens, who have created their own company. This …
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The Internet Connectivity: 1.5 Generation Chinese Migrants and Social Capital
… perspective of media studies to investigate the social capital acquisition and maintenance of young Chinese migrants after their migrating to New Zealand from China. The research data is derived from semi-structured in-depth interviews and user-generated online texts. The interview approach is …
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Social Capital, Education, and Earning: The Important Role of Peer Relationships for Marginalized Tanzanian Youth
… and critical analyses examining the link between social capital, education, and earning for young people. This study drew on theories of social capital from a critical perspective (Bourdieu, 1986, Stanton-Salazar, 1997, 2011) to examine how Tanzanian youth were able, and at times unable, to draw …
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Social ties and farmers’ market access in Ghana: Structural Characteristics, Sociocultural Motives and Consequences of Social Capital-Facilitated Exchanges in a Subsistence Marketplace
This study explores how social ties influence farmers’ market access in the subsistence marketplace within the Sub-Saharan African regions. With the compelling evidence that smallholder farmers operate under dismal market access and the ongoing global action plan from the United Nations Decade of …
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An analysis of innovation programmes in Wales along a ‘hard – soft’ policy continuum : a case study approach
… is a Welsh innovation policy continuum. The research is primarily located in three innovation programmes representative of innovation policy in Wales. The representative programmes are: the Technium network; Innovation Network Partnership; and Communities First project. The Technium network …
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Measuring Trust In Community-Based and Congregation-Based Groups In South Carolina: A Psychometric Analysis and Exploration of Trust, Group Characteristics, and Health
<p>Social capital and community participation have been widely examined, but the potential impact of trust within community-based and congregation-based groups has not often been considered. This is important area of research because these groups may provide a key context and/or mechanism for …