| Sumario: | This article analyzes the importance of the concept of social capital and the possibilities it offers for investigating the social and economic dynamics of rural territories. It explores, from Bourdie’s theoretical perspective, the relationship between social capital and social space. It also examines the importance of family social capital and, finally, it presents some potentialities and limitations of the concept to explain the current dynamics of rural territories. To exemplify the relationship between social capital and economic capital, Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) is used based on data from a study conducted in three communities in the northern highlands of Ecuador
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