dc.contributor.advisor | Dinbabo, Mulugeta Fitamo | |
dc.contributor.author | Dyongo, Siphathise | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-16T13:33:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-05-16T13:33:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6043 | |
dc.description | Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA (DVS) | |
dc.description.abstract | Bourdieu's Social Capital (Fine 1999) has been dubbed as the buzz word within the social
sciences (Fine, 2007). The Theory of Social Capital is one of the micro theories that has
dominated the development world since the departure from the grand theories of
Modernisation, Dependency and World Systems. Despite the fact that Social Capital has gained
remarkable prominence during the 1980s, its first appearance in development literature can be
dated as far back as the 1950s. In its simplest sense Social Capital can be understood as the
'capital of the poor', which consists of the "norms and networks that enable people to act
collectively" (Woolcock & Narayan, 2000: 225). This capital of the poor is not as straight
forward to measure as other forms of capital. It is very complex and multidimensional. It also
manifests itself in variable ways across contexts and time. In the case of this study two indicator
variables were relevant for its measure: trust and networks. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
dc.title | An investigation of the role of social capital in the determination of participation in high risk informal financial services | |
dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | |