Suchergebnisse

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- 1 Social Capital: From Definition to Measurement -- 2 The Social Capital Assessment Tool: Design and Implementation -- 3 Quantitative Analysis of Social Capital Data -- 4 Qualitative Analysis of Social Capital: The Case of Agricultural Extension in Mali -- 5 Qualitative Analysis of Social Capital: The Case of Community Development in Coal Mining Areas in Orissa, India -- Annex 1 Instruments of the Social Capital Assessment Tool -- Annex 2 Does Social Capital Facilitate the Poor's Access to Credit? -- Annex 3 Does Social Capital Matter in the Delivery of Water and Sanitation? -- Index -- Tables.

Over the last decade, Europe has experienced not only sweeping political, economic and social changes but also turbulent demographic developments which will to a great extent influence the region, its countries and their populations. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the recent demographic trends in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe focusing on such critical issues as fertility decline, changes in mortality, migration dynamics, acceleration of population ageing and negative population growth. The authors also discuss in what ways concerns with the population issues have evolved in relation to the specificity of national, historical, economic or cultural background and how these issues are being currently addressed and articulated by professional demographers, governmental authorities and broader public community