Social capital and the colletive action dilemma: case study in a small settlement in Minas Gerais
The purpose of this article is to evaluate how collective action dilemma can be an inhibition factor to cooperative action in a rural community, Assentamento Primeiro de Junho, located in Tumiritinga, Minas Gerais state. The small size and the economic and social homogeneity of their members would s...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
2012
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/ruris/article/view/16784 |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this article is to evaluate how collective action dilemma can be an inhibition factor to cooperative action in a rural community, Assentamento Primeiro de Junho, located in Tumiritinga, Minas Gerais state.
The small size and the economic and social homogeneity of their members would suggest, in agreement with the theory of the collective action, that dilemma would
not be relevant. However, the main result was that in despite of the availability of social capital, which in theory could favor collective action, there were problems
suggesting the presence of social dilemmas of superior order in the community. Collective action dilemma have important implication on development policies.
For instance, it has to be implemented selective incentives, such as payment for productivity to overcome economic stagnation. |
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| ISSN: | 2317-1480 |
