In the last nineteen years we have witnessed an explosion of research on social capital in almost all the social sciences. The question addressed by this paper is the following one: what has been achieved during these years? The first part of the discussion is devoted to a review of the most...

The project "Leve_Network of competences, education and innovation in the Province of Livorno" is a study to support the design of innovation policies. The social and economic context under consideration is the Province of Livorno (Italy). The research draws on the experience of actionresearch...

In Sicily there is an increased dependency of the economy and employment from politics due to the weakness of the market economy and to the lack of strong civic culture. This paper will explain what are the ‘productive districts’ in Sicily and what they represent. The present work focuses on...

The euro crisis, the greater European integration, the effects of globalization have affected especially the Sicilian economy. A region in which there is an increased dependency of the economy and employment from politics for the chronic weakness of the market economy and the lack of strong...

The socio-economic benefits produced by the university and released into the economic system through higher education, research and technology transfer activities have long been recognized as fundamental inputs for industry innovation. More recently, the focus has progressively shifted to the...

The aim of the paper is to analyse the role of rural credit unions (CRs) in the local financial system and their position as potential primary stakeholders in communitytype destinations. These destinations could be considered as networks characterised by relationships to be understood through...

Il presente lavoro si propone di analizzare le caratteristiche strutturali dell’economia novarese e le traiettorie evolutive da questa seguite nell’arco dell’ultimo decennio, nell’intento di delinearne i principali punti di forza e di debolezza, anche alla luce delle nuove sfide...

The paper focuses on the segmentation of innovation processes within a local dimension. A wide set of statistical indicators for high-tech and medium-high tech manufacturing and service activities in particular, disaggregated at the provincial level, define and describe the different shades of...

L’ipotesi di fondo di questo articolo è che il rilancio dello sviluppo economico italiano richiede una ricostruzione delle condizioni di efficienza, competitività e attrattività dei territori, anche allo scopo di favorire processi di innovazione diffusa e sperimentare forme originali di...