Economic Complexity and Human Development : How economic diversification and social networks affect human agency and welfare

This book combines the human development approach and innovation economics in order to explore the effects that structural economic change has on human development. The author discusses how innovation, social networks, economic dynamics and human development are interlinked, and provides several pra...

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Main Author: Hartmann, Dominik (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Taylor & Francis 20140501
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Summary:This book combines the human development approach and innovation economics in order to explore the effects that structural economic change has on human development. The author discusses how innovation, social networks, economic dynamics and human development are interlinked, and provides several practical examples of social and micro-entrepreneurship in contexts as diverse as Peruvian rural villages and Brazil's urban areas
ISBN:9780203722084
Access:Open Access