Title: Gender, social capital and information exchange in rural Uganda

Authors: Katungi, Enid and Edmeades, Svetlana and Smale, Melinda

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI) : for CGIAR systemwide program on collective action and property rights (CAPRi)

Year: 2006

Journal: CAPRi working paper

Volume: no. 59

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Subject: Rural Innovation Systems

Keywords: social development, rural areas, gender, information exchange, technology transfer, east africa, uganda

Abstract: This article examines how endowments of social capital influence information exchange, paying close attention to gender differences. Findings demonstrate that men generally having better access to social capital than women.

URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.1426/pdf

Document type: E-article