Description: Comparing case studies from Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland and Sweden, this book describes and analyses the role of networks and social capital in rural development across rural Europe. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing together a group of leading geographers, sociologists and anthropologists to address the tension between studying 'local' rural development and the 'globalized' nature of modern economies and societies.
Review Quotes: '...an indispensable "manual" for those who are in applied sciences or sitting in Brussels...a valuable addition to the corpus of writing on rural development.' Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale