Showing 1 - 10 of 2,784
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010517366
As spatial diversity of economic development is one of the main problems of modern economies, researchers have attempted to define the conditions and factors influencing this phenomenon. Among others, two intangible factors are suggested: human capital and social capital (Herbst ed. 2007). The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011861163
Sozialkapital wird definiert als geteiltes Wissen, Vertrauen und gemeinsame Kultur, eingebettet in Netzwerkstrukturen … und andere stabile Beziehungen zwischen Agenten. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass Sozialkapital schwieriger aufzubauen ist als … ökonomisches Kapital und dass es größere Auswirkungen auf die Gemeinschaft als Ganzes hat. Die Relevanz des Sozialkapital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299417
We use a unique regulatory event that occurred in Queensland, Australia, from 2007- 2012, to examine the predictive power of landowner relationship networks and lobbying behaviour on successfully gaining value-enhancing rezoning. A State authority, the Urban Land Development Authority (ULDA),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010516454
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417635
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011285027
Economic growth is propelled in part by the accumulation of different kinds of capital, including social capital in its several guises. This paper considers the interplay between financial crises and various aspects of social capital which, if it is allowed to depreciate, can undermine economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288794
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011302349
In this paper we test the celebrated `Strength of weak ties' theory of Granovetter (1973). We test two hypotheses on the network structure in a data set of collaborating economists. While we find support for the hypothesis of transitivity of strong ties, we reject the hypothesis that weak ties...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348344
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009773732