ISSN 2284-7995, ISSN Online 2285-3952
 

SOCIAL CAPITAL FORMATION IN ROMANIAN AGRICULTURE

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 16 ISSUE 2
Written by Ioana Liane GEORGESCU

Social capital is crucial for farmers’ financial viability and market integration. However, stocks of structural social capital have been historically low in Romania. This paper explores the recently-initiated process of social capital formation in Romanian agriculture, in an attempt to identify factors favouring it. Three key elements were found to facilitate structural social capital formation: clarity of common interests, the success of collective actions and local farmers as leaders of associational structures.

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