This book addresses the role of social capital in promoting rural and local development. The recent financial and economic crises have exposed the European Unio
The pursuit of sustainable development and smart growth is a main challenge today in countries around the world. Social capital is an asset of their territorial
Recent social capital literature has extended the concept from an individual attribute to a characteristic of communities. As a community-level attribute, socia
The chapters in this volume explore the challenges and opportunities raised by this concept for researchers, practitioners and teachers. Social Capital and Econ
ÔThis book by Westlund and Kobayashi emphasises the fact that the gap between urban and rural areas is no longer relevant today: all places and regions are und
