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Table 3 Attributes of bridging capital in vulnerable urban contexts

From: Social capital in vulnerable urban settings: an analytical framework

Form of social capital

Dimension

Key issues

Indicators (in vulnerable urban contexts—slums and informal settlements)

Bridging capital (meso and structural level)

Groups, organisations and local institutions (quality of local groups and institutions)

Group membership, participation

Rules and regulations

Collective actions

Civic and political engagement

Participation in political parties, social clubs, associations, youth groups, voluntary activities, e.g. voting

Decision-making mechanisms