Social Capital in the Knowledge Economy Theory and Empirics

Social Capital in the Knowledge Economy Theory and Empirics / by Hans Westlund.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Westlund, Hans (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Culture—Study and teaching.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Entrepreneurship.
Economic policy.
Human geography.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Social Capital as an Economic Concept
  • Social Capital as Capital in the Economic Sense
  • Social Capital as a Spatial Externality
  • The Social Capital of the Enterprise
  • Social Capital and Entrepreneurship
  • Social Capital and Innovation: Actors and Policies
  • Why Compare Sweden, Japan and USA/California?
  • Social Capital Expressed in the Form of Labor Market Relations
  • Social Capital and Institutions for Growth, Innovation and Renewal
  • Civil Society’s Social Capital
  • The Knowledge-Intensive Biotech Industry: Structures and Policies
  • The Biotech Industry’s Social Capital: An Empirical Study
  • Some Forward Looking Comments.

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