Social capital is commonly thought of as a fourth form of capital, along with financial, human, and physical. Like these other forms, its purpose is to make productive activity possible (Coleman 1988). Much of the general literature on social capital is focused on using it to build human capital, in the sense of developing stronger families and communities. However, in recent years, a literature has grown up around social capital building for community development (Servon 1997) and for economic development (Grisham 1999; Flora 1998; Tolbert, Lyson and Irwin 1998; and Flora, Sharp and Flora 1997).