Social capital formation and local capture in decentralization

Akiko Abe
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Akiko Abe: Japan International Cooperation Agency

Progress in Development Studies, 2009, vol. 9, issue 1, 63-79

Abstract: This article traces the roots of social capital formation in Zambézia, Mozambique, using data from the fieldwork and introducing the analytical framework of social knowledge, and examines the issues of decentralization in societies with low stocks of social capital. The case of Zambézia suggests that traditions of collective action for common goods and good local leadership can be a key to enhance stocks of social capital. To overcome inequality and the so-called local capture problems in societies with low stocks of social capital, alternative communication methods, public-civil society partnership and more intensified allocation of researchers in the field are recommended.

Keywords: Africa; community participation; decentralization; Mozambique; rural infrastructure; social capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/146499340800900106

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