The role of social capital in shaping livelihood for rural Vietnamese households.

ABSTRACT: This study explores the role of social capital in the livelihoods of rural households in Vietnam, examining both direct and indirect impacts. The author uses a revised sustainable livelihood framework to analyze social capital, focusing on bonding-bridging and linking forms. The study applies quantitative methods to a secondary dataset from a rural household survey, including entropy-weighted indicators, cluster analysis, and SEM models. The findings suggest that social capital has complex and significant impacts on household livelihood strategies. Bridging and linking social capital promotes non-agricultural and wage-based strategies, while bonding social capital drives transfer-based strategies. The study highlights the importance of social capital as a complementary resource to other li

SUBMITTER: Chuong HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721011 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature