Overview
- Provides a close scrutiny of the economic implications of social capital, in particular with regard to European rural areas
- Focuses on the one-to-one relationship between social capital and governance
- Proposes an original and unique methodology for understanding and measuring social capital
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Social Capital and Local Development in European Rural Areas: A Conceptual Framework
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A Methodological Approach to the Evaluation of the LEADER Initiative
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LEADER and Social Capital: Comparative Analysis and Discussion
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LEADER and Social Capital: Regional Case Studies
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About this book
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 explicit reference to rural and marginal areas (Europe 2020). The authors' work from the notion that rural development is not imposed from the ‘outside’, but depends also on endogenous factors, namely local cultural and ecological amenities, eco-system services, and economic links with urban areas which expand rural opportunities for innovation, competitiveness, employment and sustainable development.
Social capital is of paramount importance because it helps build networks and trusting relations among local stakeholders in the public and private spheres, and supporting the enhancement of governance of natural resources in rural areasEditors and Affiliations
About the editors
Elena Pisani is Assistant Professor of Principles of Economics, Project Planning and Evaluation for Local and Sustainable Development at the University of Padova, Italy.
Laura Secco is Associate Professor in Forest Policy and Governance and in Environmental and Social Responsibility in Local Development Processes at the University of Padova, Italy.
Giorgio Franceschetti is Emeritus Professor of Economics, Rural Planning and Development Cooperation at the University of Padova, Italy.
Asimina Christoforou is Adjunct Professor of International and European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Capital and Local Development
Book Subtitle: From Theory to Empirics
Editors: Elena Pisani, Giorgio Franceschetti, Laura Secco, Asimina Christoforou
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54277-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54276-8Published: 10 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85360-4Published: 23 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54277-5Published: 27 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 516
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Institutional/Evolutionary Economics, Political Economy/Economic Systems, International Political Economy