Social capital and loan repayment performance in Northern Vietnam

Women are disproportionately represented at most Vietnamese religious sites. Understanding the reasons behind women's prominent participation provides a revealing glimpse into both Vietnamese religion as well as the dynamic nature of gender and power in Vietnamese society. At the core of most women's religious lives is the common practice of making offerings and then reclaiming them as loc (an object that brings good luck), but its implications are as secular as they are supernatural. The act of distributing the reclaimed loc, especially to family members, serves to strengthen relationships and improve the social capital of women by adding to feelings of indebtedness (on). This paper explores the practices and socio-religious implications that surround loc.

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On the complex relationship between different aspects of social capital and group loan repayment

Economic Modelling ◽

10.1016/j.econmod.2020.04.027 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 90 ◽

pp. 92-107

Author(s):

Moh’d Al-Azzam ◽

Christopher F. Parmeter ◽

Sudipta Sarangi

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Complex Relationship ◽

Loan Repayment

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Social capital and loan repayment performance in Southeast Asia

The Journal of Socio-Economics ◽

10.1016/j.socec.2011.05.007 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 679-691 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Thomas Dufhues ◽

Gertrud Buchenrieder ◽

Hoang Dinh Quoc ◽

Nuchanata Munkung

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Loan Repayment

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The Effect of Social Capital on Group Loan Repayment: Evidence from Field Experiments

The Economic Journal ◽

10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02016.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 117 (517) ◽

pp. F85-F106 ◽

Cited By ~ 122

Author(s):

Alessandra Cassar ◽

Luke Crowley ◽

Bruce Wydick

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Loan Repayment

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Individual social capital and access to rural services in Northern Vietnam

International Journal of Social Economics ◽

10.1108/ijse-12-2012-0234 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 363-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Quoc Dinh Hoang ◽

Thomas Bernhard Dufhues ◽

Gertrud Buchenrieder

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Network Member ◽

Personal Network ◽

Network Ties ◽

Content Type ◽

Northern Vietnam ◽

Empirical Survey ◽

Individual Social Capital ◽

Rural Services ◽

Social Network Ties

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of network-based individual social capital on the access of rural households to services. Design/methodology/approach – In the context of development economics, an innovative data collection approach is used to determine network-based social capital. The approach originates from the field of sociology and entails a personal network survey. The authors define four social capital variables according to tie strength and social distance between the respondent and his/her network member. Findings – Social network ties are not homogeneous. The econometric results suggest that social capital with weaker ties in combination with socially distant ties can potentially improve households’ access to rural services. Research limitations/implications – The empirical survey focusses on a single province in Northern Vietnam. Thus, the main limitation of the micro-study is its regional focus. A more representative sample of the whole country would be desirable to backup the policy recommendation. Originality/value – The results indicate that access to services in rural Vietnam it still too personalized and subjective. Thus, a thorough review of the access procedures and making them more objective would be better choice. This would also root out a potential alley for corruption and nepotism.

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