Handbook of Social Capital and Regional Development

Contents:

1. Social Capital and Regional Development: An Introduction
Hans Westlund and Johan P. Larsson

2. Social Capital and Networks in Spatial Economies
Boerje Johansson

PART I ASPECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
3. Local Social Entrepreneurship and Social Capital
Niels Bosma, Veronique Schutjens and Beate Volker

4. Does Persistence in Start-up Activity Reflect Persistence in Social Capital?
Michael Fritsch and Michael Wyrwich

5. Women's Entrepreneurship and Social Capital
Pia Arenius and Riikka Franzen

6. Dealmakers in Place: Social Capital Connections in Regional Entrepreneurial Economies
Maryann P. Feldman and Ted Douglas Zoller

7. Social Capital and the Economics of Cities
Martin Andersson, Johan P. Larsson and Joakim Wernberg

8. Indonesian Entrepreneurs in the UK: A Social Capital Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities of Migrant Entrepreneurs
Eddy Setiawan, Dessy Irawati and Roel Rutten

9. Social Capital, Entrepreneurship and Living Standards: Differences Between Migrants and the Native Born
Matthew Roskruge, Jacques Poot and Laura King

PART II MEASUREMENT AND REGIONAL PERFORMANCE
10. The Social Capital of European Regions
Emanuele Ferragina

11. Social Capital and Regional Economic Performance: A Study Across U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Michael F. Thompson and Timothy F. Slaper

12. Social Capital and Income Convergence in European Regions
Jesus Peiro-Palomino and Emili Tortosa-Ausina

PART III ASPECTS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
13. Challenges and Opportunities for Local Development Initiatives to Influence Social Capital for Health Promotion Purposes: Theoretical and Empirical Support
Malin Eriksson and Maria Emmelin

14. Social Capital and Rural Development in Southern European Regions: The Case of EU-funded LEADER Projects
Asimina Christoforou and Elena Pisani

15. Research on Social Capital and Regional Development in China: What Has Been Done So Far and What Should be Done in Future
Ailun Xiong and Yongjian Pu

PART IV GOVERNANCE, STRATEGIES AND PLANNING
16. Social Capital and Regional Learning Governance: A Japanese Perspective
Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Tsuyoshi Hatori

17. Clusters as a Take-Off for Glocal Strategies: the Role of Social Capital
Bengt Johannisson, Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas and Malin Lindberg

18. A Habermas-inspired Approach to Social Capital in Regional Planning
Roger E. Bolton

19. Researchers' Role in Regional Development - Collaboration and Social Capital in Swedish Higher Education Institutions
Maria Ljunggren

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• Economia do desenvolvimento
• Planeamento urbano e municipal
• Estudos sobre o desenvolvimento
• Estudos regionais