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Social Capital, Tourism and Socio-Economic Transformation of Rural Society: Evidence from Nepal

Shakya, Martina - 2014

Tourism has a wide range of impacts on the economy, the natural environment and the people living in a destination. In the context of poor, rural societies, many scholars have emphasized the positive impacts of tourism on local economic growth. Concern has been voiced, however, about the social...

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Can policy interact with culture? Minimum wage and the quality of labor relations

Aghion, Philippe; Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre - 2008

Can public policy interfere with culture, such as beliefs and norms of cooperation? We investigate his question by evaluating the interactions between the State and the Civil Society, focusing on the labor market. International data shows a negative correlation between union density and the...

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Social capital, transition in agriculture, and economic organisation: a theoretical perspective

Valentinov, Vladislav - 2003

Sozialkapital wird definiert als geteiltes Wissen, Vertrauen und gemeinsame Kultur, eingebettet in Netzwerkstrukturen … und andere stabile Beziehungen zwischen Agenten. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass Sozialkapital schwieriger aufzubauen ist als … ökonomisches Kapital und dass es größere Auswirkungen auf die Gemeinschaft als Ganzes hat. Die Relevanz des Sozialkapital …

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La distinction reloaded: Returns to education, family background, cultural and social capital in Germany

Krenz, Astrid - 2010

The German educational system finds itself being criticized by the OECD in its Programme for International Student Assessment. Family background would heavily influence children's academic achievements. A child stemming from a high class family has a 3.1 times higher chance to go to secondary...

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Zastosowanie koncepcji kapitału społecznego w badaniach ludologicznych. Przykład branży gier komputerowych

Klimczuk, Andrzej - In: Homo Ludens 1 (2010) 2, pp. 51-59

Z gier komputerowych (wideo) korzysta coraz więcej ludzi na całym świecie. Rozwój branży gier oznacza wzrastającą jej złożoność we wszystkich płaszczyznach. Nie tylko stale różnicują się treści przedstawiane w grach, ale też rośnie zróżnicowanie ich twórców,...

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Diagnoza partycypacji w kulturze w województwie podlaskim

Poleszczuk, Jan; Sztop-Rutkowska, Katarzyna; Kiszkiel, … - 2012

"Celem diagnozy było: - przeprowadzenie badań dostarczających pełnej i rzetelnej wiedzy z zakresu potrzeb kulturalnych mieszkańców woj. podlaskiego; - wskazanie głównych barier uczestnictwa w kulturze wysokiej; - ilościowo-jakościowe określenie wizerunku instytucji kulturalnych, w tym...

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Reindeer Herders in Finland: Pulled to Community-based Entrepreneurship & Pushed to Individualistic Firms'

Dana, Leo; Riseth, Jan Age - 2010

Content analysis of interviews conducted with reindeer herders - referred to as reindeer husbandry entrepreneurs, by the Reindeer Herders' Association - from two ethnic communities in Finland reveals that participants who identified themselves as ethnic Finns viewed their self-employment as an...

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Three-Capital Approach to the Study of Young People who Excel in Vocational Occupations: A Case of WorldSkills Competitors and Entrepreneurship

Chankseliani, Maia; James Relly, Susan - In: International Journal for Research in Vocational … 3 (2016) 1, pp. 46-65

This paper examines the entrepreneurial inclinations of young people who achieved excellence in vocational occupations. We propose a three-capital approach to the study of entrepreneurship. Relying on the existing theories and original qualitative and quantitative data analyses, findings from...

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Linking transitions and sustainability: A study into social effects of transition management

Schäpke, Niko; Omann, Ines; Wittmayer, Julia; van … - 2016

Sustainability transitions as processes of fundamental change in societal systems are open-ended, nonlinear and uncertain. Respective research and governance approaches, e.g. transition management, propose a reflexive way of governing, aiming for a number of social effects to help facilitating a...

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Hindu-Arabic numerals in public and private accounts of the Southern Low Countries (1300-1800)

Aerts, Erik - In: The Journal of European Economic History (JEEH) 52 (2023) 2, pp. 33-50

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