Iyer S., Kitson M. and Toh B. (2005) Social capital, economic growth and regional development, Regional Studies 39 , 1015-1040. This paper examines the relationships between social capital, economic performance and regional development, and it stresses the complexity and variability across space...

Gaspare Mura destaca el enfrentamiento entre las religiones monoteístas, en particular el Islam, y la democracia política. Esta incompatibilidad se vio reforzada en la segunda mitad del siglo XX. El autor considera que existe un elemento «violento« e «intolerante« del monoteísmo. Además,...

The study analyzes three generations of future studies on work life and leisure, performed at the Secretariat and later the Swedish Institute for Future Studies. The ideal types of Tore Frängsmyr, “The efficient society” and “The good life”, are used as analytical tools. The primary...

2001-2006 income distribution decreasing in the Brazilian regions: tendency or transitory phenomena? - The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on the decrease of the concentration degree of the family?s income distribution in Brazil in the first five years of the XXI Century. On...

Goerlich F. J. and Mas M. (2002) Intertemporal and interprovincial variations in income inequality: Spain, 1973-1991, Reg. Studies 36, 1005-1015. The paper presents the main findings on personal income distribution for the Spanish provinces over the period 1973-91. The information comes from the...

In this study, regional income distribution in Turkey during 1990-2006 period are analyzed in terms of neoclassic convergence hypothesis by using provinces level Per Capita Gross Domestic Production (PCGDP) and Per Capita Income (PCI) and the reasons of regional income gaps are examined....

Dass Menschen von sozialen Kontakten auch bei wirtschaftlichen Aktivitäten profitieren, weiß so mancher aus eigener Erfahrung. Aber können soziale Kontakte das Wachstum ganzer Regionen beflügeln? In der Studie wird argumentiert, dass die deutsche Geschichte die seltene Chance bietet, den...

Im Hinblick auf die Analyse wirtschaftlicher Wachstumsfaktoren stellt sich immer wieder die Frage nach regionalen Strukturunterschieden und deren Konsequenzen auf die Wachstumspotenziale einzelner Regionen. Am Beispiel von Sachsen-Anhalt wird dargestellt, wie regionale Standortfaktoren die...