Measuring Social Capital Accumulation in Rural Development

Autor/in	Teilmann, Kasper
Titel	Measuring Social Capital Accumulation in Rural Development
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Studies, 28 (2012) 4, S.458-465 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-0167
DOI	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.10.002
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Capital; Rural Development; Municipalities; Motivation; Financial Support; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sozialkapital; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Magistrat; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Finanzielle Förderung; Dänemark
Abstract	Using a theoretical framework, the study proposes an index that can measure the social capital of local action group (LAG) projects. The index is founded on four indicators: number of ties, bridging social capital, recognition, and diversity, which are aggregated into one social capital index. The index has been tested in LAG-Djursland, Denmark, and the study further investigates whether the organisational affiliation, project financing, and LAG co-financing can explain the degree of social capital accumulation. Furthermore, the author has tested if there are connections between motivation for pursuing development projects similar to those implemented previously and the degree of social capital. The paper concludes that there are indications that projects hosted by municipalities tend to show the most social capital, there is no connection between the amount of project financing and social capital, and a high level of motivation leads to increased social capital. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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