United we stand divided we fall: maternal social participation and children's nutritional status in Peru

Marta Favara

No 6264, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: In previous literature, social capital has been hypothesized as a substitute for other forms of capital, such as physical and human capital. This paper contributes to this literature, studying the association between mothers'access to social capital via participation in community organizations and their children's nutritional status at 1 and 5 years. Using the Peruvian sample of the Young Lives project, this study suggests that, where human capital is scarce, social capital might have important implications for child development. Maternal social capital is positively associated with height at 1 year old for those children whose mothers have no formal education. No significant association is found at 5 years of age.

Keywords: Population Policies; Social Capital; Social Cohesion; Social Inclusion&Institutions; Health Monitoring&Evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-11-01
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