A Study of the Relationship Between Poverty and Social Capital: A Case Study From Sistan and Baluchestan Border Settlements

Abstract

Settlements located in border areas, especially rural areas, are in lower level of social capital. Poverty is\rone of the key contributing factors for this. The aim of this research was to explore the relationship between\rpoverty and social capital in the theoretical framework of social depilation. The type of research is\rdescriptive-analytic and correlation. Due to widespread population, 382 households and 136 people of\rlocal manager among the three township (Mirjaveh, Saravan and Zahak) were sampled by cochran. The\rdata were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by fuzzy logic (MATLAB software) and SPSS (Statistical\rpackage for social sciences). The findings indicate a relatively high degree of correlation between\rsocial capital and poverty with a degree (0.628) and (0.602) and a negative impact of poverty on social\rcapital. So that poverty explains 79.2 percent of the social capital, and edit as per unit change in the poverty\rrate (-0.890) Change will be created in the social capital. Among the indicators of poverty, “culture of\rpoverty” and then “social rejection” have the most influence on social capital. The results indicate that\rthe level social capital in this kind of settlements, strongly is under the influence of poverty. So if perpetuation\rof poverty, accompanied with the trend of gradual reduction of social capital (trust, participation\rand social solidarity) continue, it is possible the region in the future faced, the unstable upper, which in\rthat case, control it will be difficult.