A Network Perspective of Economic Relations and Markets

Abstract

A review of the research literature applying social network analy­ sis to different aspects of economics (markets, firms and economic organiza­ tions, policies and public administration) will be presented. The review will specifically explore the contributions that network analysis has made to the investigation of market relations and interactions between firms either at the level of whole economies or regional areas globalization (chapters 3 and 4), entrepreneurship and social development (chapter 4) and finally, contem­ porary transformation of economic relations and technological innovation (chapter 5). The introduction describes the methodological perspective of social network analysis and specifically its application to economic and histo­rical sources.