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Livelihoods, social capital and small-scale indigenous enterprises in rural India: embeddedness or social exclusion?

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  • Maria Costanza Torri

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This article explores the importance of specific forms of social capital for small-scale forestry enterprises in India while highlighting that such analyses must incorporate local sociocultural complexities. In India, small-scale entrepreneurs active in the herbal sector are numerous and are mainly composed of indigenous communities and rural poor. They rely heavily on informal networks, linkages, and trust relationships for their development. This dependence reflects different social capital forms, embedded in local social and caste relations that are inclusionary for some, yet exclusionary for others. Findings show that although bonding social capital is prevalent, the presence of social-cultural complexities and social stratification, together with external factors such as lack of support from the external institutions, hinders participation and progress for many of these local entrepreneurs.

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  • Maria Costanza Torri, 2011. "Livelihoods, social capital and small-scale indigenous enterprises in rural India: embeddedness or social exclusion?," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(4), pages 429-444.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:13:y:2011:i:4:p:429-444
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    1. Bernard Dussuc & Sébastien Geindre, 2012. "Capital social, théorie des réseaux sociaux et recherche en PME : une revue de la littérature," Post-Print halshs-00747912, HAL.

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