Today, the Bay Area is home to the most successful knowledge economy in America, while Los Angeles has fallen progressively further behind its neighbor to the north and a number of other American metropolises. Yet, in 1970, experts would have predicted that L.A. would outpace San Francisco in...

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:...

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...