Alleviating poverty: entrepreneurship and social capital in rural Denmark 1800-1900
Summary. Social capital—built through formal cooperative associations with written rules—motivated rural entrepreneurs to organize collective action in 19th-century Denmark. Peasants formed cooperative groups that provided public goods and drove economic growth in poor agricultural areas, solving the puzzle of why individuals voluntarily contribute to collective efforts despite negative personal economic incentives.
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Svendsen, G. L. H., & Svendsen, G. T.. (2001). Alleviating poverty: entrepreneurship and social capital in rural Denmark 1800-1900. BELGEO. https://doi.org/10.4000/belgeo.15118
Svendsen, Gunnar Lind Haase, and Gert Tinggaard Svendsen. “Alleviating poverty: entrepreneurship and social capital in rural Denmark 1800-1900.” BELGEO, 2001. https://doi.org/10.4000/belgeo.15118.
Svendsen, Gunnar Lind Haase, and Gert Tinggaard Svendsen. 2001. “Alleviating poverty: entrepreneurship and social capital in rural Denmark 1800-1900.” BELGEO. https://doi.org/10.4000/belgeo.15118.
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- DOI
- 10.4000/belgeo.15118
- Countries
- Denmark
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- Europe
- Categories
- entrepreneurship, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28