Self-Help Groups, Savings and Social Capital : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Cambodia

Self-Help Groups, Savings and Social Capital : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Cambodia

This paper studies how self-help groups—village-based organizations designed to encourage savings, household production and social cohesion among the poor—can promote economic and social capital. The paper uses survey data and a wide array of socia...

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Main Authors: Ban, Radu, Gilligan, Michael J., Rieger, Matthias
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
social capital
poverty
savings
self-help groups
field experiments
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24840742/self-help-groups-savings-social-capital-evidence-field-experiment-cambodia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22466

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24840742/self-help-groups-savings-social-capital-evidence-field-experiment-cambodia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22466

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