Social Capital in the Knowledge Economy
Theory and Empirics (Advances in Spatial Science)
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Word Count
53,000 words, Guess
Page Count
212 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesocialcapitalkno00west
- Internet Archivesocialcapitalink0000west
- ISBN-10354035364X
- ISBN-139783540353645
- LibraryThing8723125
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- Library of Congress Control Number2006930411
- OCLC Control Number71200344
- OCLC Control Number80358058
- Better World Books9783540353645
- Open LibraryOL12774208M
Classifications
- LCCHC79.C3 W47 2006
- LCCHM621-HM656
Description
"This book analyzes the social capital of the growing knowledge economy. The theoretical part discusses social capital as an economic concept, its relation to traditional capital theory and its role as a spatial externality. A theory of the social capital of the enterprise is developed and social capital's importance for entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development is analyzed. The empicical part compare some central aspects of social capital of three different socio-economic systems: the US, Japan and Sweden, regarding labor market relations, innovation systems and the civil societies. The social capitals of the knowledge intensive biotech industries of the three countries are studied and compared. Finally, a number of issues for further research are discussed."--Publisher's website.
First Sentence
During the 1990s a new concept of capital, social capital, came into general use alongside the established concepts of financial, real, and human capital.
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