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The effects of social capital on farmers’ wellbeing in China’s undeveloped poverty-stricken areas

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  • Xiaoqiang Ma
  • Jiaqi Wang
  • Ling Zhao
  • Jinmian Han

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate empirically the effects of different dimensions of social capital on the well-being of farmers in China’s undeveloped poverty-stricken areas, and study the equivalent multiple of social capital and income compensation. Design/methodology/approach - The paper opted for an exploratory study using the open-ended approach of grounded theory, including 1,176 interviews with rural households in poverty-stricken areas in China. The data were complemented by documentary analysis. Then an econometric model of social capital and farmers’ well-being was applied to the data. Findings - The results show that the number frequently visiting relatives, reciprocity, participation and trust level are significantly positively related to the well-being of the farmers, and the level of participation in social capital requires the most income compensation, while the level of trust comes second. Originality/value - This paper can serve as a template for developing a useful tool that can be fitted to national or regional data for studying the effects of social capital on the well-being of farmers in poor areas or countries and for calculating the concrete equivalent multiple of social capital and income compensation.

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  • Xiaoqiang Ma & Jiaqi Wang & Ling Zhao & Jinmian Han, 2019. "The effects of social capital on farmers’ wellbeing in China’s undeveloped poverty-stricken areas," China Agricultural Economic Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 12(1), pages 108-121, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:caerpp:caer-06-2016-0087
    DOI: 10.1108/CAER-06-2016-0087
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    Cited by:

    1. Kai Ren, 2021. "Following Rural Functions to Classify Rural Sites: An Application in Jixi, Anhui Province, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-35, April.
    2. Feixue Xiong & Shubin Zhu & Hui Xiao & Xiaolan Kang & Fangting Xie, 2021. "Does Social Capital Benefit the Improvement of Rural Households’ Sustainable Livelihood Ability? Based on the Survey Data of Jiangxi Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-17, October.

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