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To Be or Not to Be a Member of a Grassroots Institution: Evidence from a Social Network Analysis in Rural Areas of Ghana

In: Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Nicolas Depetris Chauvin

    (University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève)

  • Guido Porto

    (Universidad Nacional de La Plata)

  • Francis Mulangu

    (African Center for Economic Transformation)

Abstract

Since the seminal work of Olson (1965), social interactions have become an increasingly influential component of economic reasoning. While not much was written on the topic in the immediate aftermath of publication, Olson’s basic reasoning lies at the root of the recent rapid expansion of social-network literature in economics. Brock and Durlauf (2001) and Manski (1993, 2000) survey a range of contexts in which social networks have been used to explain individual and aggregate outcomes in economics. In the case of developing countries, Mulangu (2014) points out that social networks are important catalysts—influencing the efficiency of exchanges; serving as insurance, especially in the realm of microfinance; and facilitating marketing and technology transfer in agrarian economies.

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  • Nicolas Depetris Chauvin & Guido Porto & Francis Mulangu, 2017. "To Be or Not to Be a Member of a Grassroots Institution: Evidence from a Social Network Analysis in Rural Areas of Ghana," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, in: Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, chapter 0, pages 175-192, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-662-53858-6_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-53858-6_10
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