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Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan AfricaTo Be or Not to Be a Member of a Grassroots Institution: Evidence from a Social Network Analysis in Rural Areas of Ghana

Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: To Be or Not to Be a Member... [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.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan AfricaTo Be or Not to Be a Member of a Grassroots Institution: Evidence from a Social Network Analysis in Rural Areas of Ghana

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Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Copyright
© Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2017
ISBN
978-3-662-53856-2
Pages
175 –192
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-53858-6_10
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[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.]

Published: Feb 23, 2017

Keywords: Governmental Institution; External Link; Agricultural Income; Microfinance Institution; Assortative Match

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