Harnessing and guiding social capital for rural development /

Khan, Shahrukh Rafi.

Harnessing and guiding social capital for rural development / by Shahrukh Rafi Khan, Zeb Rifaqat, and Sajid Kazmi. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. - xvii, 284 p. : map ; 22 cm.

This book is about the harnessing of social capital, formalized as village or community organizations, to guide and facilitate collective action for attaining poverty alleviation in particular and enhancing community well-being in general.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-271) and index.

PART 1: HARNESSING AND GUIDING SOCIAL CAPITAL Conceptual Issues: Harnessing and Guiding Social Capital Empirical Applications of Social Capital: Growth, Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development Harnessing and Guiding Social Capital in Pakistan PART II: CASE STUDY: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (HDF), PAKISTAN Cultural Context HDF Interventions SocialMobilization Health Education Field Update 2001 Field Update 2006 Summary and Conclusion PART III: HARNESS SOCIAL CAPITAL: MANUAL FOR THE FIELD RESEARCHER Planning a Field Study to Assess the Role of Harnessing Social Capital for Rural Development

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Social capital (Sociology)
Rural development.
Social capital (Sociology)
Asian History
Rural development--Pakistan.--Pakistan.

307.141 / KHA

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