Análisis de las dimensiones de capital social en el sector microempresarial del cantón Saraguro, provincia de Loja periodo 2016 – 2017.

Abstract

The research was carried out in order to determine social capital generation and the contribution of microcredit in Saraguro. The field research, which consisted in adapting and applying a questionnaire developed by the World Bank, this questionnaire considers the dimensions of the social capital, groups and networks, trust and solidarity, collective action and cooperation, empowerment and political action; Applied to the sample of 286 micro-entrepreneurs of the canton The purpose of the research is to obtain information that would allow the identification of existing theories around social capital. In the same way characterize the products and services offered by microfinance operators, and analyze the dimensions of social capital that are generated in the canton with the contribution of microcredit. As a result, there is a weakening of confidence among micro-entrepreneurs, which generates a limited interaction between them and generates loss of opportunity to combine efforts and achieve goals. There is a contribution of microcredit in the generation of social capital, on the strengthening of the relationships of micro-entrepreneurs with clients and the family; As well as individual empowerment.