Overview

This book addresses the role of social capital in promoting rural and local development. The recent financial and economic crises have exposed the European Union (EU) to an increased risk of social exclusion and poverty, which are now at the heart of its economic, employment and social agenda with explicit reference to rural and marginal areas (Europe 2020). The authors' work from the notion that rural development is not imposed from the ‘outside’, but depends also on endogenous factors, namely local cultural and ecological amenities, eco-system services, and economic links with urban areas which expand rural opportunities for innovation, competitiveness, employment and sustainable development. Social capital is of paramount importance because it helps build networks and trusting relations among local stakeholders in the public and private spheres,  and supporting the enhancement of governance of natural resources in rural areas

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Author:   Elena Pisani ,  Giorgio Franceschetti ,  Laura Secco ,  Asimina Christoforou
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9783319853604

ISBN 10:   3319853600
Pages:   516
Publication Date:   23 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Part I                 Social capital and local development in European rural areas: a conceptual framework 1              Introduction: motivation, aim and contributions                 Elena Pisani, Asimina Christoforou, Laura Secco and Giorgio Franceschetti 2              Social capital: intuition, precept, concept and theory                 Asimina Christoforou 3              Social capital and local development in European rural areas: theory and empirics                 Asimina Christoforou 4              Social capital and rural development in Europe: a geographical perspective                 Luís Moreno 5              Social capital, network governance and social innovation: towards a new paradigm?                 Laura Secco and Catie Burlando Part II                 A methodological approach to the evaluation of the LEADER initiative 6              Evaluation of social capital in LEADER: what’s in and what’s out?                 Elena Pisani and Asimina Christoforou 7              Evaluation of social capital in LEADER: from theory to practice                 Elena Pisani 8              Social capital and the LEADER Approach: a statistical method for the evaluation of Local Action Groups                 Riccardo Da Re, Maria Castiglioni and Catie Burlando 9              Indicators proposed for the evaluation of social capital in Local Action Groups                 Elena Pisani, Riccardo Da Re, Maria Castiglioni and Giorgio Franceschetti Part III     LEADER and social capital: a comparative analysis and discussion 10           Practicing social capital in local development: how the method applies to real world cases                 Elena Pisani, Asimina Christoforou, Catie Burlando, Riccardo Da Re and Giorgio Franceschetti 11           Evaluation of structural and normative-cognitive social capital and related governance aspects at different levels of aggregation across regions and LAGs                 Catie Burlando, Elena Pisani, Asimina Christoforou and Riccardo Da Re 12           Regional comparisons: a discussion on social capital and local development                 Asimina Christoforou, Elena Pisani and Catie Burlando Part IV    LEADER and social capital: regional case studies   13           LEADER and social capital in Veneto: the case studies of Prealpi e Dolomiti and Bassa Padovana Local Action Groups Riccardo Da Re, Giorgio Franceschetti and Elena Pisani           14           LEADER and social capital in Umbria: the case studies of Valle Umbra e Sibillini and Ternano Local Action Groups                 Bianca Maria Torquati and Giulia Giacchè 15           LEADER and social capital in Apulia: the case studies of Gargano and Meridaunia Local Action Groups                 Antonio Lopolito and Roberta Sisto 16           LEADER and social capital in Basilicata: the case studies of COSVEL and Basento Camastra Local Action Groups                 Alba Distaso 17           LEADER and social capital in Sardinia: the case studies of the Sulcis Iglesiente Capoterra e Campidano di Cagliari Local Action Group                 Raffaella Di Napoli and Fabio Muscas Part V     Conclusions and policy recommendations 18           Innovative elements of the proposed evaluation method and indications for improving monitoring and evaluation activities in rural development policy                 Elena Pisani, Asimina Christoforou, Laura Secco and Catie Burlando 19           What future for LEADER as a catalyst of social innovation                 Laura Secco, Elena Pisani, Catie Burlando and Asimina Christoforou

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Elena Pisani is Assistant Professor of Principles of Economics, Project Planning and Evaluation for Local and Sustainable Development at the University of Padova, Italy. Laura Secco is Associate Professor in Forest Policy and Governance and in Environmental and Social Responsibility in Local Development Processes at the University of Padova, Italy. Giorgio Franceschetti is Emeritus Professor of Economics, Rural Planning and Development Cooperation at the University of Padova, Italy. Asimina Christoforou is Adjunct Professor of International and European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece.

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