Social Capital and Local Development

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, 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, 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, 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, Catie Burlando

9. Indicators Proposed for the Evaluation of Social Capital in Local Action Groups
Elena Pisani, Giorgio Franceschetti, Riccardo Da Re, Maria Castiglioni

Part III. LEADER and Social Capital: 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, 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, Riccardo Da Re

12. Regional Comparisons: A Discussion on Social Capital and Local Development
Asimina Christoforou, Elena Pisani, 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, Elena Pisani

14. LEADER and Social Capital in Umbria: The Case Studies of Valle Umbra e Sibillini and Ternano Local Action Groups
Biancamaria Torquati, Giulia Giacchè

15. LEADER and Social Capital in Apulia: The Case Studies of Gargano and Meridaunia Local Action Groups
Antonio Lopolito, 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 Study of the Sulcis Iglesiente Capoterra E Campidano Di Cagliari Local Action Group
Raffaella Di Napoli, 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, Catie Burlando

19. What Future for LEADER as a Catalyst of Social Innovation?
Laura Secco, Elena Pisani, Catie Burlando, Asimina Christoforou

Avainsanat: Economics, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Institutional/Evolutionary Economics, Economic Systems, International Political Economy