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The production of social capital in US counties
- Anil Rupasingha, S. Goetz, D. Freshwater
- Economics
- 1 February 2006
A growing belief exists that social capital contributes to economic growth of communities. In this paper, we identify inputs into the production of social capital at the level of US counties, using… Expand
Social and institutional factors as determinants of economic growth: Evidence from the United States counties
- Anil Rupasingha, S. Goetz, D. Freshwater
- Economics
- 1 April 2002
Abstract. In the search for explanations of persistent differences in economic growth rates, the conditional convergence growth model has introduced the possibility of incorporating a wide set of… Expand
State-Level Determinants of Entrepreneurship and a Preliminary Measure of Entrepreneurial Climate
- S. Goetz, D. Freshwater
- Economics
- 1 February 2001
State and local governments increasingly look to entrepreneurship as a means of stimulating economic growth. However, can the public sector play a role in promoting entrepreneurial activity—and if… Expand
Social Capital and Economic Growth: A County-Level Analysis
- Anil Rupasingha, S. Goetz, D. Freshwater
- Economics
- 1 December 2000
The effect of social capital on economic growth is examined using linear regression analysis and U.S. county-level data. Results reveal that social capital has a statistically significant,… Expand
Factors Influencing Local Government Cooperation in Rural Areas: Evidence from the Tennessee Valley
- Steven Brent Lackey, D. Freshwater, Anil Rupasingha
- Business
- 1 May 2002
Various forms of cooperation among local governments have long been advocated as means to aggregate resources and demand in rural areas so that public services and infrastructure can be improved.… Expand
Farm Production Policy Versus Rural Life Policy
- D. Freshwater
- Economics
- 1 December 1997
For more than two decades, the Rural Development Division of the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, along with most of the university community engaged in rural… Expand
Cooperatives in Rural Community Development: A New Framework for Analysis
- Kimberly A. Zeuli, D. Freshwater, D. Markley, D. Barkley
- Business
- 1 September 2004
Although cooperatives are viewed as an important vehicle for community development, the relationship between cooperatives and communities is a neglected research issue. Because of this neglect, no… Expand