The Role of Social Capital (Tribe or Civil Society Organizations) in Achieving Sustainable Development in the City of Amman

Abstract

This study dealt with the concept of social capital, through a network of social relations and the role played to achieve economic and political needs of the study Examples of aspects of social capital, such as clans and civil society organizations, were presented, and how sustainable development can be achieved through activating the role of social capital in Amman. The researcher followed the descriptive and analytical approach in reviewing and analyzing a set of previous studies based on Bourdieu and Putnam's description of social capital. The results of the study were summarized in the importance of activating the role of social capital in achieving sustainable development by relying on its various manifestations in the city of Amman, whether the clan or civil society organizations, because of their negatives and positives for the Jordanian society, and dealing with the components of society with respect for its privacy to achieve better results for sustainable development.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-28-05

Publication date:October 31^st 2020