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\ Social Capital as a Conservative Force in Changing Societies: Black Voters and Machine Politics... more \ Social Capital as a Conservative Force in Changing Societies: Black Voters and Machine Politics in Chicago Laura Locker Ph.D. Candidate Johns Hopkins University A Paper Prepared for the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference San Francisco, 2010 ...
World Development, 2002
Ð The paper presents a conceptual scheme for understanding the impact of microcreditÐsmall loans ... more Ð The paper presents a conceptual scheme for understanding the impact of microcreditÐsmall loans to poor borrowersÐon common pool resources. Impacts on common pool resources are posited to occur through changes in household production and consumption, the focus on women, and the social capital created from group training, decision-making, and riskbearing with the group lending techniques characteristic of many microcredit programs. Enhanced human and social capital can improve environmental outcomes. A nonrandom survey of micro®nance organizations suggests increased environmental awareness and potential CPR stewardship through microcredit, but empirical research is needed to demonstrate actual impacts. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
Books by Laura Locker
\ Social Capital as a Conservative Force in Changing Societies: Black Voters and Machine Politics... more \ Social Capital as a Conservative Force in Changing Societies: Black Voters and Machine Politics in Chicago Laura Locker Ph.D. Candidate Johns Hopkins University A Paper Prepared for the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference San Francisco, 2010 ...
World Development, 2002
Ð The paper presents a conceptual scheme for understanding the impact of microcreditÐsmall loans ... more Ð The paper presents a conceptual scheme for understanding the impact of microcreditÐsmall loans to poor borrowersÐon common pool resources. Impacts on common pool resources are posited to occur through changes in household production and consumption, the focus on women, and the social capital created from group training, decision-making, and riskbearing with the group lending techniques characteristic of many microcredit programs. Enhanced human and social capital can improve environmental outcomes. A nonrandom survey of micro®nance organizations suggests increased environmental awareness and potential CPR stewardship through microcredit, but empirical research is needed to demonstrate actual impacts. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.