オオツカ コウゾウ   OTSUKA KOZO
  大塚 宏蔵
   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 論文(学術誌・プロフェショナル誌)
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 共著
掲載誌名 Asian Economic Journal
巻・号・頁 29(3),pp.243-264
著者・共著者 Galey Tenzin, Kaoru Natsuda
概要 This study examines the impact of social capital on the poverty of rural households in eastern Bhutan, with a particular focus on households' participation in community groups, which can be a proxy for the structural aspect of social capital. Using a two-stage probit least squares simultaneous equation model, the present 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 from participating in community groups.
ISSN 1467-8381