Institutions and Financial Inclusion in Rural Uganda: the Mediating Role of Social Capital
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Date
2018
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Publisher
Journal of African Business
Abstract
The study examined the mediating role of social capital in the
relationship between institutions and financial inclusion of poor
households in rural Uganda. Cross-sectional design was adopted
and data were collected and analyzed using SPSS/20, MedGraph
and Sobel-z test. The findings indicated that social capital partially
mediates the relationship between institutions and financial inclusion.
Besides, institutions and financial inclusion are significantly
related. Thus, managers of financial institutions, financial inclusion
working groups, and policy makers should pay more attention to the
role of social capital in promoting cooperative behavior among the
poor in accessing scarce resources such as financial services.
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Keywords
Social capital, Institutional pillars, Rural poor, Financial inclusion, Uganda
Citation
George Okello Candiya Bongomin, Joseph M. Ntayi, John C. Munene & Charles Akol Malinga (2018): Institutions and Financial Inclusion in Rural Uganda: the Mediating Role of Social Capital, Journal of African Business, DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2018.1425961