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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814331303321

Autore

Rayburn Alan

Titolo

The economic implications of social cohesion / / edited by Lars Osberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-282-02331-4

9786612023316

1-4426-8114-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Economics - Sociological aspects

Social networks

Social participation

Canada History, Local Miscellanea

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Contributors: Jeff Dayton-Johnson ... et al.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Lars Osberg -- Do borders matter for social capital? Economic growth and civic culture in U.S. states and Canadian provinces / John F. Helliwell -- Social capital, social cohesion, community: a microeconomic analysis / Jeff Dayton-Johnson -- Social cohesion and the well-being of Canadian children / Shelley Phipps -- Social cohesion and health / John N. Lavis, Gregory L. Stoddart -- Social cohesion and voluntary activity: making connections / Frances Woolley -- Communities and economic prosperity: exploring the links / Jane Friesen -- Social cohesion and macroeconomic performance / M.C. McCracken -- Many happy returns: how social cohesion attracts investment / Dick Stanley, Sandra Smeltzer.

Sommario/riassunto

Essays examine the impact of social networks and collective action on growth and other economic outcomes, contributing to understanding of the interaction between economic processes and their social framework.