An assessment of social capital in rural Ethiopia: The case of Aresi and Menze
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2021
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
This dissertation explored the degree and distribution of social capital forms-social networks, volunteer associations, generalized trust, particularized trust and norms of reciprocity in rural Ethiopia. It aims to contribute to the academic understanding of social capital formation in Africa. Whereas the extent of literature focused on uncovering difference in the distribution of social capital at macro, meso and micro levels, this dissertation instead unpacks how political and economic conditions in rural Ethiopia shape the extent of the different forms of social capital at different levels.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
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Social capital, Social networks, Formal networks, Generalized trust, Particularized trust