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Capitale sociale e sviluppo locale

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  • Carlo Trigilia

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The paper tries to explain why social capital has become more important in the current organization of the economy. The search for flexibility and quality production, in the context of a growing globalization, enhanced the role of cooperation among both individual and collective actors at a local level. However, it seems necessary to consider social capital as a network of social relations rather than a mere cooperative culture based on shared values. This view allows to better understand not only the positive effects of social capital for a self-sustained local economic development, but also the possible negative consequences in terms of rent-seeking, collusion, or even criminal economy. The paper points to the crucial role of political factors - of the "embedded autonomy" of political action - in favoring a positive role of social capital in local economic development, as showed by some cases of regional development in Europe, or by some success stories in East Asia. This may open up new possibilities for more effective policies aimed at fostering local economies in the era of globalization.

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  • Carlo Trigilia, 1999. "Capitale sociale e sviluppo locale," Stato e mercato, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 3, pages 419-440.
    • Handle: RePEc:mul:jl9ury:doi:10.1425/435:y:1999:i:3:p:419-440
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    1. Roberta Sisto & Gianluca Nardone, 2006. "Dotazione territoriale e competitivita' del sistema agro-alimentare: unanalisi in provincia di Foggia," Quaderni DSEMS 13-2006, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Matematiche e Statistiche, Universita' di Foggia.
    2. Garofalo, Maria Rosaria, 2011. "Il volontariato può sostenere lo sviluppo? Riflessioni metodologiche per la costruzione di un frame work teorico [Can the voluntary sector sustain the development path of an economy? Suggestions fo," MPRA Paper 40008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Bortoletti Nico & Minardi Everardo, 2007. "I distretti del gusto: Nuovi sistemi produttivi di loisir, tra deficit di politiche e i nuovi processi di sviluppo locale," wp.comunite 0030, Department of Communication, University of Teramo.
    4. Fiorillo, Damiano, 2005. "Capitale Sociale Civile: una nota sui concetti e sulla evidenza empirica macro [Civil Social Capital: a note on the concepts and on the macro empirical evidence]," MPRA Paper 3822, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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