socialcapital

So­ci­al ca­pi­tal and informal so­ci­al net­works

Abstract

Social capital and social networks have gained much attention in rural development research. Yet, social capital in the form of social networks is a largely missing dimension of income and poverty analysis. Moreover, most research on social capital assumes that it is a uniform source. The effects of different forms of social capital on household outcome are rarely investigated. The objective of this research project is therefore to broaden our understanding of social capital and networks in rural household economies of developing and transition countries. The discussion of differences and similarities in the households’ endowment with social capital in the two country comparison (Vietnam/Thailand) will contribute to a more distinct knowledge of the role of social capital in rural development. The hypotheses of this research are: Different forms of social capital have 1st distinct effects on household welfare, are 2nd important in accessing scarce resources and have 3rd a prominent impact on poverty resilience. This research will collect socio-economic household data in combination with complete and ego-centered social network data. Principal Component Analysis will be used to derive different forms of social capital scores from the data, which will then be entered in multiple regression models and thus, measuring the impact of social capital on various household outcomes and its influence on access to resources.

Research project by

Buchenrieder (nee Schrieder), Gertrud, Prof. Dr.
(IAMO) Department: External Environment for Agriculture and Policy Analysis
and
Dufhues, Thomas, Dr.
(IAMO) Department: External Environment for Agriculture and Policy Analysis

Proposed research period:
01.01. 2007 – 31.12. 2009
Finanzierungsquelle DFG (BU 1319/9-1)

Research partners:


Research partner in Thailand:

Kasetsart University
Bangkhen, Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.ku.ac.th/




Research Partner in Vietnam:

Hanoi Agricultural University No. 1
Gialam-Hanoi, Vietnam
http://www.hau1.edu.vn




Research partner in both countries:

The social capital research project is associated to the Sonderforschungsbereich SFB-564 of the University of Hohenheim "Research for Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia - The Uplands Program".
https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/sfb564/



Research Team

Project leader:
Buchenrieder, Gertrud, Prof. Dr.
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)
Department 'External Environment for Agriculture and Policy Analysis'
Telephone:      + 49 (0345) 2928-110
Email:             buchenrieder(at)iamo.de

 

Implementing researcher:
Dufhues, Thomas, Dr.
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)
Department 'External Environment for Agriculture and Policy Analysis'
Telephone:      +66 (2) 9621899
Email:             dufhues(at)iamo.de

 

Team Thailand:

Thai supervisor:
Nuchanata Mungkung, Ass. Prof. Dr.
Economics Kasetsart University, Faculty of Economics
Department of Agricultural Resource Economics
Telephone:      +66 (2) 9428649
Email:             feconnm(at)ku.ac.th

 

Team Vietnam:

Vietnamese supervisor:
Pham Thi My Dung, Prof. Dr.
Hanoi Agricultural University
Faculty of Economics and Rural Development
Telephone:      +84 (91) 2819135
Email:             hien_hien1939(at)yahoo.com

 

Vietnamese PhD student and research assistant: 
Mr.Hoang Dinh Quoc
Telephone:      +84 (912) 256876
Email:             hoangdinhquoc(at)yahoo.com