Social Capital and Local Development From Theory to Empirics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pisani, Elena (Editor), Franceschetti, Giorgio (Editor), Secco, Laura (Editor), Christoforou, Asimina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Evolutionary economics.; Development economics.; Economics.; Agricultural economics.; Agricultural Economics.; Development Economics.; Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.; Economic Systems.; International Political Economy.

This book addresses the role of social capital in promoting rural and local development. The recent financial and economic crises have exposed the European Union (EU) to an increased risk of social exclusion and poverty, which are now at the heart of its economic, employment and social agenda with e...