A companion volume to the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption published in 2006, the specially … roots of corruption and include new research on topics ranging from corruption in regulation and procurement to vote buying …pt. 1. General overviews -- pt. 2. Procurement and corruption -- pt. 3. Privatization and self-dealing in private firms …

and networks in spatial economies / Börje Johansson -- Part I aspects of entrepreneurship -- 3. Local social … original chapters, written by leading scholars from around the world, combine theory and new empirical research to analyse … studying social capital, social networks, and regional growth and development. It also offers great insight for policymaker and …

Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China addresses how knowledge transfer and innovation are interwoven … within complex networks and how social capital contributes to the acquisition of crucial resources and business success in … and nature of the relations, networks, and alliances forged is crucial for the success of Chinese businesses. A …

connections between the core themes of social capital and the pillars on which it rests, including structural networks, cognition …

: An Application of Option Theory to Participation in Village-Based Migration Networks', International Migration Review, 37 …Networks have a widespread economic significance. They structure the way that market traders interact and configure … relations within and between social groups, urban centres and nation states. Networks also determine patterns of authority and …

the theory of international production and the theory of economic geography. It develops a model for explaining why …

This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems … influence of networks and local institutions. Significantly, they also introduce several new approaches to regional innovation … cooperation, networks and institutions, and their role in the development of local systems of innovation. The combination of …