Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introduction: Can Social Capital Help Support Development and Democracy? 1
5. 2. How Might Social Capital Matter? 14
6. 3. Structure and Agency: New Political Entrepreneurs and the Rise of Village-Based Collective Action 32
7. 4. Measuring Social Capital 55
8. 5. Understanding Economic Development: Why Do Some Villages Develop Faster than Others? 85
9. 6. Examining Community Harmony: Why Are Some Villages Peaceful and Others Not? 115
10. 7. Democratic Participation in Rural North India: Social Capital and New Political Entrepreneurs 141
11. 8. Conclusion 163
12. Appendix A: Methodology 187
13. Appendix B: Details of 60 Villages in Rajasthan 191
14. Appendix C: Map of Village Balesariya 195
15. Notes 197
16. References 231
17. Index 247