The role of microcredit funds in promoting the social capital of villagers Case study: Hosseinan Village in Damghan County

In recent years, enhancing social capital and participation of rural communities are taken in consireation in many rural development programs in Iran. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of microcredit fund created in the Carbon Sequestration Project on the promotion of social ca...

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Main Authors: Asghar Tahmasebi, Farzaneh Fakhrabadipur
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Published: Kharazmi University 2023-06-01
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Online Access:http://jgs.khu.ac.ir/article-1-3415-en.pdf
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description In recent years, enhancing social capital and participation of rural communities are taken in consireation in many rural development programs in Iran. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of microcredit fund created in the Carbon Sequestration Project on the promotion of social capital of the community member in the Hosseinan village in Damghan. To this end, the level of participation and social interaction of the members of four rural development groups before and after the project implementation was analyzed using social network analysis method. The required data were collected through participatory workshop from whole network members of 38 people in 4 randomly selected groups. Bootstrap test was used to compare the density and centrality of the network before and after  the project implementation. The results show statistically significant (P<05) increase in density and centralization of the collaboration network after the project implementation. The project also succeeded in attracting the participation of people with different levels of education, and there was no significant difference in the degree centrality people with different educational groups. Similarly, the project has had a significant impact on the creation of coherence between the development groups of the village of Hosseinan.
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spelling doaj-art-4cc50f4cc4574ce4930023739a75dc7d2025-01-31T17:29:56ZfasKharazmi Universityتحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی2228-77362588-51382023-06-012369277297The role of microcredit funds in promoting the social capital of villagers Case study: Hosseinan Village in Damghan CountyAsghar Tahmasebi0Farzaneh Fakhrabadipur1 Assistant Professor, University of Kharazmi m.s Student, Kharazmi University In recent years, enhancing social capital and participation of rural communities are taken in consireation in many rural development programs in Iran. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of microcredit fund created in the Carbon Sequestration Project on the promotion of social capital of the community member in the Hosseinan village in Damghan. To this end, the level of participation and social interaction of the members of four rural development groups before and after the project implementation was analyzed using social network analysis method. The required data were collected through participatory workshop from whole network members of 38 people in 4 randomly selected groups. Bootstrap test was used to compare the density and centrality of the network before and after  the project implementation. The results show statistically significant (P<05) increase in density and centralization of the collaboration network after the project implementation. The project also succeeded in attracting the participation of people with different levels of education, and there was no significant difference in the degree centrality people with different educational groups. Similarly, the project has had a significant impact on the creation of coherence between the development groups of the village of Hosseinan.http://jgs.khu.ac.ir/article-1-3415-en.pdfmicrocredit fundsocial capitalrural development
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تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی
microcredit fund
social capital
rural development
title The role of microcredit funds in promoting the social capital of villagers Case study: Hosseinan Village in Damghan County
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title_fullStr The role of microcredit funds in promoting the social capital of villagers Case study: Hosseinan Village in Damghan County
title_full_unstemmed The role of microcredit funds in promoting the social capital of villagers Case study: Hosseinan Village in Damghan County
title_short The role of microcredit funds in promoting the social capital of villagers Case study: Hosseinan Village in Damghan County
title_sort role of microcredit funds in promoting the social capital of villagers case study hosseinan village in damghan county
topic microcredit fund
social capital
rural development
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