Does social capital contribute to regional economic growth? Swedish experiences

Social Capital and Rural Development in the Knowledge Society

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 113-126

  Eliasson, Kent ^a   Westlund, Hans ^b   Fölster, Stefan ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84966830314     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781782540601.00012     Document Type: Chapter

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