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

• Autore: Rayburn Alan
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3
• Soggetto topico: Economics - Sociological aspects; Social networks; Social participation
• Soggetto geografico: Canada History, Local Miscellanea
• Persona (resp. second.): OsbergLars <1946->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The economic implications of social cohesion
• ISBN: 1-282-02331-4; 9786612023316; 1-4426-8114-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814331303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in comparative political economy and public policy.