economic and social phenomena ranging from geographical economics to macroeconomics and finance, and its purpose is to give …) applied network analysis to social and economic interrelations, and (iii) dynamical evolution of systems and networks. The … volume includes contributions from excellent scholars in economics and social sciences as well as leading experts in the …

research can be located. In the first part of the book he demonstrates that location in a network has significant effects on … individual rewards and that, given this, it is natural that individuals will seek to form connections to move the network in … their favor. This idea motivates the second part of the book, which develops a general theory of network formation founded …

interdisciplinary approach to the study of political economy, with extensive coverage from sociology, economics, history and political … intersection of economics, politics, and society." …