The Thailand Social Investment Fund : providing social assistance and building social capital (English)

One of the most striking elements of the Thailand Social Investment Fund (SIF), is its emphasis on social capital formation, and how it has catalyzed the voluntary response from Thai society, to help those affected by the recent socioeconomic crisis. In particular, this note reviews the Fund's innovative approach, the "Menu 5" by which community organization networks - made up entirely of volunteers - distribute social fund financing directly to the...

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Salim,Maryam;
Document Date
2001/09/30
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
24092
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Thailand,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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The Thailand Social Investment Fund : providing social assistance and building social capital
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Salim,Maryam.

The Thailand Social Investment Fund : providing social assistance and building social capital (English). Social Funds Innovation Notes ; Vol. 1, no. 1 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/313231468778163769

The Thailand Social Investment Fund : providing social assistance and building social capital (English)

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