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- Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundations sector committee for research on the civil society; KTH (Royal Institute of Technology); Jönköping International Business School
| Dates: | September 03-04, 2009 |
| Description: | International Conference on Civil society, social capital and economic development |
| Location: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Subject: | Concerning civil societys relations to economic development, among others, the following general questions of issue might be raised: Conceptual and theoretical issues Which tendencies of development can be observed within the Swedish and international social economy? In what extension does the social economy live up to current policy expectations ofcreating jobs and being an engine in local development? What are the experiences of measurements of social capital hitherto? In what extension is the social capital of civil society influencing the economy? Is this influence varying between different types of places and regions? What is the role of philanthropy for economic growth? [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's information] |
| JEL Code: | I |
| URL: | http://www.socialcapitalgateway.org/eng-stockholm2009.html |