Trust and social capital in urban Kenya and Tanzania

Thesis

Stable networks of cooperation, through which persons act under assumptions of reciprocity, promise-keeping and trust, are necessary for any society to flourish. These relationships have been described as “social capital”, defined as the norms and networks that enable collective action. Whilst study of social capital has generated much attention from those interested in its consequences for economic development and social unity, there remains a certain gap within the social sciences betwee...

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Authors: Burbidge, D

• Publication date: 2013
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Trust; Social Capital; Game Theory
• Subjects: Governance and ethics; Human development; Governance in Africa; Urban Studies; Political economy of markets and states; Development economics; Microeconomics