Handbook of Social Capital and Regional Development

Edited by Hans Westlund, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping, Sweden and Institute for Developmental and Strategic Analysis (IRSA), Ljubljana, Slovenia and Johan P. Larsson, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK

• Contents:1. Social Capital and Regional Development: An IntroductionHans Westlund and Johan P. Larsson2. Social Capital and Networks in Spatial EconomiesBörje JohanssonPART I ASPECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP3. Local Social Entrepreneurship and Social CapitalNiels Bosma, Veronique Schutjens and Beate Volker4. Does Persistence in Start-up Activity Reflect Persistence in Social Capital?Michael Fritsch and Michael Wyrwich5. Women’s Entrepreneurship and Social CapitalPia Arenius and Riikka Franzén6. Dealmakers in Place: Social Capital Connections in Regional Entrepreneurial EconomiesMaryann P. Feldman and Ted Douglas Zoller7. Social Capital and the Economics of CitiesMartin Andersson, Johan P. Larsson and Joakim Wernberg8. Indonesian Entrepreneurs in the UK: A Social Capital Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities of Migrant EntrepreneursEddy Setiawan, Dessy Irawati and Roel Rutten9. Social Capital, Entrepreneurship and Living Standards: Differences Between Migrants and the Native BornMatthew Roskruge, Jacques Poot and Laura KingPART II MEASUREMENT AND REGIONAL PERFORMANCE10. The Social Capital of European RegionsEmanuele Ferragina11. Social Capital and Regional Economic Performance: A Study Across U.S. Metropolitan Statistical AreasMichael F. Thompson and Timothy F. Slaper12. Social Capital and Income Convergence in European RegionsJesús Peiró-Palomino and Emili Tortosa-AusinaPART III ASPECTS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT13. Challenges and Opportunities for Local Development Initiatives to Influence Social Capital for Health Promotion Purposes: Theoretical and Empirical SupportMalin Eriksson and Maria Emmelin14. Social Capital and Rural Development in Southern European Regions: The Case of EU-funded LEADER ProjectsAsimina Christoforou and Elena Pisani15. Research on Social Capital and Regional Development in China: What Has Been Done So Far and What Should be Done in FutureAilun Xiong and Yongjian PuPART IV GOVERNANCE, STRATEGIES AND PLANNING16. Social Capital and Regional Learning Governance: A Japanese PerspectiveKiyoshi Kobayashi and Tsuyoshi Hatori17. Clusters as a Take-Off for Glocal Strategies: the Role of Social CapitalBengt Johannisson, Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas and Malin Lindberg 18. A Habermas-inspired Approach to Social Capital in Regional PlanningRoger E. Bolton19. Researchers’ Role in Regional Development – Collaboration and Social Capital in Swedish Higher Education InstitutionsMaria LjunggrenIndex

‘This book is an excellent collection of papers that explore a variety of issues related to regional development while progressing the theoretical development of the concept of social capital. . . the variety of perspectives combine to provide an excellent exploration of the theory and related issues.’