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Social capital and the brokerage system: the formation of debt bondage in South India

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  • Augendra Bhukuth
  • Jérôme Ballet
  • Isabelle Guérin

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Purpose - The concept of social capital has known unrelenting success over recent years. However, some ambiguities continue to surround the topic. Several authors have spelled out the link between social capital and trust, but there has been limited empirical analysis focusing on the creation of trust and the ensuing link with social capital. The purport of this article is to carry out such an analysis. Design/methodology/approach - The article presents some results of a research led in the brick kiln industry in the State of Tamil Nadu, India. The research was based on a qualitative and quantitative survey. The study analyses the dependency relationship between labourers/middlemen. Findings - The article shows that all the actors involved in the brick kiln industry are linked to one another by the middlemen. Originality/value - The study brings forward the role of trust in the make‐up of networks and the negative effects that its absence leads to in the structure of networks.

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  • Augendra Bhukuth & Jérôme Ballet & Isabelle Guérin, 2007. "Social capital and the brokerage system: the formation of debt bondage in South India," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 34(4), pages 311-323, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jespps:v:34:y:2007:i:4:p:311-323
    DOI: 10.1108/01443580710817434
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    Cited by:

    1. Breeta Banerjee & Amit Kundu, 2022. "Revisiting the Relationship Between Social Capital and Income of Informal Workers: An Empirical Analysis from Hooghly District of West Bengal, India," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 65(3), pages 747-778, September.
    2. Edward L. Glaeser & David I. Laibson & José A. Scheinkman & Christine L. Soutter, 2000. "Measuring Trust," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 115(3), pages 811-846.
      • Glaeser, Edward Ludwig & Laibson, David I. & Scheinkman, Jose A. & Soutter, Christine L., 2000. "Measuring Trust," Scholarly Articles 4481497, Harvard University Department of Economics.

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