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Social Capital in Rural Poor Women Entrepreneurship The Case of Bangladesh

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  • Muhammad KABIR

    (Agricultural University Department of Rural Sociology Mymensingh Bangladesh)

  • Mirjana RADOVIC-MARKOVIC

    (Institute of Economic Sciencies Belgrade Serbia)

  • Monjurul ISLAM

    (Agricultural University Department of Rural Sociology Mymensingh Bangladesh)

  • Rahima AKTHER

    (Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University College of Economics and Management Yangling China)

  • Radmila GROZDANIC

    (Faculty for Business Economics and Entrepreneurship Belgrade Serbia)

  • Zorana NIKITOVIC

    (Faculty for Business Economics and Entrepreneurship Belgrade Serbia)

Abstract

This study describes the impact of women entrepreneurship on social capital in their livelihood The research was conducted on 300 women entrepreneurs in Mymensingh Bangladesh The Data was analyzed using ordered probit regression analysis The following research variables Contact with other entrepreneurs leadership in NGOs group meeting participation in social gathering political consciousness water and sanitation were highly and positively associated at p 01 with social capital while working experience was at p 05 positive and significantly associated with social capital and changes in Basic needs at p 10 also significantly co efficient with social capital Among all entrepreneurships livestock and poultry entrepreneurship is positive and significantly p 10 associated with social capital This implies that livestock and poultry entrepreneurship play significant role in increasing social capital of poor women in rural area of Bangladesh Whereas formal education and training on different entrepreneurship activities are positive co efficient with social capital it s not significant hence we can conclude that in rural areas women are not highly educated and they don t acquire sufficient training facilities due to lack of institutional support

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  • Muhammad KABIR & Mirjana RADOVIC-MARKOVIC & Monjurul ISLAM & Rahima AKTHER & Radmila GROZDANIC & Zorana NIKITOVIC, 2014. "Social Capital in Rural Poor Women Entrepreneurship The Case of Bangladesh," Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, ASERS Publishing, vol. 5(1), pages 4-14.
    • Handle: RePEc:srs:jarle0:v:5:y:2014:i:1:p:4-14
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    Cited by:

    1. Ángeles Muñoz-Fernández & Rashmi Assudani & Imane Khayat, 2019. "Role of context on propensity of women to own business," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 9(1), pages 1-19, December.
    2. Jiafeng Gu, 2024. "Family social capital and entrepreneurship in rural China: potential mediating mechanisms," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1-30, August.

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