Prominent economic sociologist Richard Swedberg (2005) has argued that social networks
and the theory that has emerged from their study form the cutting edge of economic …

A community embeddedness perspective hypothesizes that nonmetropolitan localities high
on entrepreneurial social infrastructure (ESI) are more successful at implementing economic …

We explore the links between social capital and labor market networks at the neighborhood
level. We harness rich data taken from multiple sources, including matched employer …

This chapter is about balance between brokerage and closure, the two primary mechanisms
by which social networks constitute social capital. Brokerage involves building connections …

This review discusses empirical research on social networks and the environment; it
summarizes findings from representative studies and the conceptual frameworks social …

Social capital has become a significant and global research enterprise in social science.
Many theoretical and empirical approaches have sustained its growth and development (Lin …

Current approaches to (regional) economic development draw upon diverse theoretical
fields and concepts but there is some agreement as to the importance of social capital …

The sociological concept of social capital has grown in popularity in recent years and
research programs in North America, Europe, and East Asia have demonstrated how social …

This article uses archival panel data over two decades and social network analysis (SNA) to
address the question of whether logistics and transportation have become more central to …

M alecki EJ Regional social capital: why it matters, Regional Studies. Social capital refers to
a culture of interaction among people, with productive economic outcomes. Social capital …