This chapter surveys research on social capital. We explore the concepts that motivate the social capital literature, efforts to formally model social capital using economic theory, the econometrics of social capital, and empirical studies of the role of social capital in various socioeconomic...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- 1. Introduction: The Power of Invisible Hands -- 2. A Home for Markets Two Neighborhoods in Plan and Practice, 1905–1996 -- 3. Mappings of Power Informal Economy and Hybrid States -- 4. Mastery, Power, and Model...

Rural Studies is a network initiative between ten Finnish universities. This paper discusses Rural Studies as an innovative approach for pulling together the limited national resources of academic rural expertise. There are many background factors for the establishment of Rural Studies network,...