Análisis de las dimensiones de capital social en el sector microempresarial del cantón Gonzanamá, provincia de Loja.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to determine the existence of social capital generated by the microcredit contribution in Canton Gonzanamá, using an exploratory method with which a survey was carried out by the World Bank and adapted for this study; The three dimensions of social capital were: affiliation to local networks and associations, indicators of trust and adherence to norms and collective action to have a direct relationship with the microentrepreneurs who were the object of analysis of our work, finding that microcredit Contributes to the strengthening of the social capital of the microentrepreneurs of the canton Gonzanamá by improving the networks of socially close relations existing among the members of a family, in addition it is determined that it is under the level of trust existing between the microentrepreneurs and the people of their surroundings, This is a problem for financial institutions in the sector when requesting bank guarantees, concluding that microcredit strengthens existing social capital among microentrepreneurs