Understanding and measuring social capital : a multidisciplinary tool for practitioners

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- 1 Social Capital: From Definition to Measurement -- 2 The Social Capital Assessment Tool: Design and Implementation -- 3 Quantitative Analysis of Social Capital Data -- 4 Qualitative Analysis of Social Capital: The Case of Agricultural Extension in Mali -- 5 Qualitative Analysis of Social Capital: The Case of Community Development in Coal Mining Areas in Orissa, India -- Annex 1 Instruments of the Social Capital Assessment Tool -- Annex 2 Does Social Capital Facilitate the Poor's Access to Credit? -- Annex 3 Does Social Capital Matter in the Delivery of Water and Sanitation? -- Index -- Tables.