Financial inclusion in rural Uganda: The role of social capital and generational values

The purpose of this paper was to examine how variations in social capital across generations promote financial inclusion among the poor in rural Uganda. Data were collected from a sample of 200 poor households located in Mukono district and processed using ordinary least square regression and ANOVA...

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Autores principales: George Okello Candiya Bongomin, John C. Munene, Joseph Ntayi Mpeera, Charles Malinga Akol
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7faaab13af7f4399911872dbade577452021-12-02T14:35:46ZFinancial inclusion in rural Uganda: The role of social capital and generational values2331-197510.1080/23311975.2017.1302866https://doaj.org/article/7faaab13af7f4399911872dbade577452017-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2017.1302866https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The purpose of this paper was to examine how variations in social capital across generations promote financial inclusion among the poor in rural Uganda. Data were collected from a sample of 200 poor households located in Mukono district and processed using ordinary least square regression and ANOVA to examine how variations in social capital across generations promote financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda. The results generated indicate that variations in social capital components across generations significantly and positively affect financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda. The paper makes a significant contribution to existing body of literature by showing that variations in social capital across generations can cause an effect in financial inclusion of the poor, especially in rural Uganda. Managers of financial institutions should consider generational values in promoting financial inclusion. Specifically, they should design social financial products and services that can boost collective action in order to promote financial inclusion of the poor, especially in rural Uganda.George Okello Candiya BongominJohn C. MuneneJoseph Ntayi MpeeraCharles Malinga AkolTaylor & Francis Grouparticlebonding and bridging social capitalcollective actionfinancial inclusionpoor householdsgenerational valuesmicrofinancerural ugandatrustsocial structurereciprocationBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2017)
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language EN
topic bonding and bridging social capital
collective action
financial inclusion
poor households
generational values
microfinance
rural uganda
trust
social structure
reciprocation
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle bonding and bridging social capital
collective action
financial inclusion
poor households
generational values
microfinance
rural uganda
trust
social structure
reciprocation
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
George Okello Candiya Bongomin
John C. Munene
Joseph Ntayi Mpeera
Charles Malinga Akol
Financial inclusion in rural Uganda: The role of social capital and generational values
description The purpose of this paper was to examine how variations in social capital across generations promote financial inclusion among the poor in rural Uganda. Data were collected from a sample of 200 poor households located in Mukono district and processed using ordinary least square regression and ANOVA to examine how variations in social capital across generations promote financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda. The results generated indicate that variations in social capital components across generations significantly and positively affect financial inclusion of the poor in rural Uganda. The paper makes a significant contribution to existing body of literature by showing that variations in social capital across generations can cause an effect in financial inclusion of the poor, especially in rural Uganda. Managers of financial institutions should consider generational values in promoting financial inclusion. Specifically, they should design social financial products and services that can boost collective action in order to promote financial inclusion of the poor, especially in rural Uganda.
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author George Okello Candiya Bongomin
John C. Munene
Joseph Ntayi Mpeera
Charles Malinga Akol
author_facet George Okello Candiya Bongomin
John C. Munene
Joseph Ntayi Mpeera
Charles Malinga Akol
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title Financial inclusion in rural Uganda: The role of social capital and generational values
title_short Financial inclusion in rural Uganda: The role of social capital and generational values
title_full Financial inclusion in rural Uganda: The role of social capital and generational values
title_fullStr Financial inclusion in rural Uganda: The role of social capital and generational values
title_full_unstemmed Financial inclusion in rural Uganda: The role of social capital and generational values
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publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/7faaab13af7f4399911872dbade57745
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