Does Social Capital empower Fisherfolks Economically?
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The marine fishing has grown as a key contributor to the economy of India in the post-Independence era. However, the relative benefits are not yet reached significantly to the small scale marine fisher folks and as a result this community still remains as economically backward. The relational social capital is one of the recently developed concepts that describe the role of social bonding in empowering the society. The present paper investigates the impact of relational social capital on the economic empowerment of marine fisherfolk. The study gathered the required data from a randomly selected 377 fisherfolk from the Uttara Kannada district. The analysis of the data using multiple statistical tools revealed the significant role of relational social capital on economically empowering the fisherfolk in Uttara Kannada.
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