ナツダ カオル   NATSUDA Kaoru
  夏田 郁
   所属   立命館アジア太平洋大学  アジア太平洋学部
   職種   教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2015/09
形態種別 学術論文
査読 査読あり
標題 Can Social Capital Reduce Poverty?
A Study of Rural Households in Eastern Bhutan
執筆形態 コレスポンディング
掲載誌名 Asian Economic Journal (Wiley-Blackwell)
掲載区分国外
出版社・発行元 Wiley-Blackwell
巻・号・頁 29(3),pp.243-264
著者・共著者 TENZIN Galey and OTSUKA Kozo
概要 This study examines the impact of social capital on the poverty of rural households in eastern Bhutan with a particular attention to the participation in community groups, which can be a proxy for structural aspect of social capital. By employing a simultaneous equation model of two-stage probit least squares (2SPLS), this study reveals that social capital positively contributes to poverty reduction in Bhutan. This study also finds that non-farm income is important for poverty reduction in rural areas. Our results, however, indicate that poor households in remote areas are discouraged to participate in community groups.
DOI 10.1111/asej.12057