In current debate, economic development is connected with relative social capital endowment, the diffusion of co-operative practices between firms and the role and efficiency of institutions. In this paper a factor analysis approach is used to provide synthetic indicators of these variables for Italian provinces. These indicators could be included in the set of analytical tools for the study of the relationship between economic development, public goods supply and collective action.
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Paper provided by Department of Economics, Parma University (Italy) in its series Economics Department Working Papers with number
2001-EP04.
Length: 31 pages Date of creation: 2001 Date of revision: Publication status: Published in Rivista di Politica Economica, July-Aug. 2003, v. 93, iss. 7-8, pp. 47-87 Handle: RePEc:par:dipeco:2001-ep04
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