Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98

The goal of this paper is to determine the nature of the causal relationship between social capital, as measured by household membership in formal and informal groups and household welfare in South Africa. Using a recently collected panel data set in South Africa's largest province, we estimate per...

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Main Authors: Maluccio, John, Haddad, Lawrence James, May, Julian
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161335
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author Maluccio, John
Haddad, Lawrence James
May, Julian
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description The goal of this paper is to determine the nature of the causal relationship between social capital, as measured by household membership in formal and informal groups and household welfare in South Africa. Using a recently collected panel data set in South Africa's largest province, we estimate per capita expenditure functions and find a positive and significant impact of household-level social capital. For example, after controlling for fixed effects, social capital has no impact on per capita expenditure in 1993 but positive and significant effects in 1998. We interpret this as reflecting structural changes in the South African economy as it removes the many restrictions that underlay apartheid.
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spelling CGSpace1613352025-11-06T05:00:10Z Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98 Maluccio, John Haddad, Lawrence James May, Julian social networks income social capital households expenditure The goal of this paper is to determine the nature of the causal relationship between social capital, as measured by household membership in formal and informal groups and household welfare in South Africa. Using a recently collected panel data set in South Africa's largest province, we estimate per capita expenditure functions and find a positive and significant impact of household-level social capital. For example, after controlling for fixed effects, social capital has no impact on per capita expenditure in 1993 but positive and significant effects in 1998. We interpret this as reflecting structural changes in the South African economy as it removes the many restrictions that underlay apartheid. 1999 2024-11-21T09:54:59Z 2024-11-21T09:54:59Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161335 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Maluccio, John; Haddad, Lawrence James; May, Julian. 1999. Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98. FCND Discussion Paper 71. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161335
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income
social capital
households
expenditure
Maluccio, John
Haddad, Lawrence James
May, Julian
Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98
title Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98
title_full Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98
title_fullStr Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98
title_full_unstemmed Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98
title_short Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98
title_sort social capital and income generation in south africa 1993 98
topic social networks
income
social capital
households
expenditure
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161335
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