Description: Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire

Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire

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...

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Main Authors:	Grootaert, Grootaert, Narayan, Deepa, Nyhan Jones, Veronica, Woolcock, Michael
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	SOCIAL CAPITAL & LIVING STANDARDS SOCIAL CAPITAL QUALITATIVE SURVEY SOCIAL CAPITAL IMPACTS QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUALITATIVE FIELD BASED ASSESSMENTS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDIES HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSIFICATION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL GROUPS DATA GATHERING SAMPLING TRUST COLLECTIVE ACTION COOPERATION SOCIAL COHESIVENESS SOCIAL INCLUSION INFORMATION DISSEMINATION COMMUNICATION POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ACCESS TO INFORMATION ASSESSMENT TOOL BASELINE DATA COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY ASSETS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH GROUP ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROUP ECONOMIC INFORMATION ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK ETHNIC DIVERSITY EXTERNAL EXPERTS FIELD TEAMS FIELD WORK FOCUS GROUPS HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME COUNTRIES INFORMAL NETWORKS INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES INTERVIEW TIME LESSONS LEARNED LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT SURVEY LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS LOCAL LANGUAGES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LOW INCOME LSMS MEASURING SOCIAL CAPITAL MULTIVARIATE MODELS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OUTCOME VARIABLES PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL PARTIES POOR COMMUNITIES POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GROUP POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY SURVEYS PROJECT EVALUATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES QUANTITATIVE DATA RECIPROCITY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH TOOLS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAM SAMPLE SIZE SECTOR WORK SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CAPITAL ASSESSMENT TOOL SOCIAL CAPITAL DATA SOCIAL CAPITAL INITIATIVE SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SOCIAL DIMENSIONS SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL RELATIONS SOCIAL RESEARCH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3050371/measuring-social-capital-integrated-questionnaire http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15033

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Summary:	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.

Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire

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