New directions in commodity chain analysis of global development processes / Jane L. Collins -- Trans-local and trans-regional socio-economic structures in global development : a "horizontal' perspective / Sandra Halperin -- Changing rural scenarios and research agendas in Latin America in the...

The pursuit of sustainable development and smart growth is a main challenge today in countries around the world. Social capital is an asset of their territorial communities. It is also a precondition for national and local policies that aim to better the economic base and quality of life for...

Introduction -- Social capital: elements and dimensions -- The feasibility of constructing social capital -- Development and not just growth -- The path to development through social capital -- Social capital in neighborhood development: Pianura, Naples -- Social capital in educational policy:...