Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD student in the Department of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

2 Faculty member, Department of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Unit, Tehran, Iran

3 Faculty member, Department of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Understanding the impact of bank facility payment with social banking approach on sustainable rural and nomadic development with the mediation of social capital in line with the theoretical approaches of social capital (Bourdieu), sustainable development (Amartiasen), social banking (Bendikter) and sustainable social development (McKenzie). This was the study. Quantitative method and questionnaire tools were developed by the researcher, and Cronbach's alpha was above 0.70, sustainable development was 0.87, social capital was 0.84, and social banking was 0.93. The population was the recipients of the facilities of the Bank, which was studied by cluster sampling of five selected provinces, and the recipients of the facilities were studied as a sample from the selected provinces. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results showed that social capital played the biggest role in explaining the process of sustainable development, and the role of social banking in the process of sustainable development of nomads (71 percent) was stronger than the of sustainable rural development (34 percent). The environment has been the most influential component in the sustainable development, followed by profit and finally people. Also, social capital (40%) has been effective in realizing social banking. Therefore, it can be concluded that in order to sustainable rural and nomadic development pay attention to the social banking and social capital.

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