Una revisión del concepto y evolución del capital social

  1. López Fernández, Macarena
  2. Martín Alcázar, Fernando
  3. Romero Fernández, Pedro Miguel
Book:
Conocimiento, innovación y emprendedores: camino al futuro
  1. Ayala Calvo, Juan Carlos (coord.)

Publisher: Universidad de La Rioja

ISBN: 84-690-3573-8

Year of publication: 2007

Type: Book chapter

Abstract

The literature on social capital has expanded rapidly in recent years. There is a growing interest in `social capital¿ and as a consequence of this, several definitions of this concept have been proposed. Although the definitions exhibit some consistencies, the terminology used varies, and there are substatial differences in the way social capital is conceptualizad. The differences in the definitions and arguments make it necessary to reorganize previous literature. Nevertheless, this is not easy, because of the variety of definitions. This paper expects to analyse the importance of social capital showing a panoramic view