Local sources of resilience: Working with social capital

People have always faced shocks and have devised a variety of institutional responses to cope with, recover from, and prevent future impacts. Central to these shocks and this coping capacity, but often underexplored, is the role of social capital. Social capital includes “features of social organiza...

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Autores principales: Bernier, Quinn, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149767
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description People have always faced shocks and have devised a variety of institutional responses to cope with, recover from, and prevent future impacts. Central to these shocks and this coping capacity, but often underexplored, is the role of social capital. Social capital includes “features of social organization, such as networks, norms, and social trust, that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit”1 and can serve as an asset for communities, enabling them to engage in and benefit from collective action and cooperation. While social capital takes many forms, of particular interest here are local‐level organizations and less formal social networks.
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spelling CGSpace1497672025-11-06T04:36:48Z Local sources of resilience: Working with social capital Bernier, Quinn Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. social capital nutrition security community organizations shock networks food security resilience People have always faced shocks and have devised a variety of institutional responses to cope with, recover from, and prevent future impacts. Central to these shocks and this coping capacity, but often underexplored, is the role of social capital. Social capital includes “features of social organization, such as networks, norms, and social trust, that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit”1 and can serve as an asset for communities, enabling them to engage in and benefit from collective action and cooperation. While social capital takes many forms, of particular interest here are local‐level organizations and less formal social networks. 2014 2024-08-01T02:49:54Z 2024-08-01T02:49:54Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149767 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bernier, Quinn and Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela. 2014. Local sources of resilience: Working with social capital. 2020 Conference Brief 4. May 17-19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149767
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Local sources of resilience: Working with social capital
title Local sources of resilience: Working with social capital
title_full Local sources of resilience: Working with social capital
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title_full_unstemmed Local sources of resilience: Working with social capital
title_short Local sources of resilience: Working with social capital
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nutrition security
community organizations
shock
networks
food security
resilience
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