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Redalyc.Introduction: Networking Private Entrepreneurs in Rural Areas Ager. Revista de Estudios sobre Despoblación y Desarrollo Rural ISSN: 1578-7168 [email protected] Centro de Estudios sobre la Despoblación y Desarrollo de Áreas Rurales España Kjeldsen, Chris; Haase Svensen, Gunnar Lind Introduction: Networking private entrepreneurs in rural areas - social capital or waste of time? Ager. Revista de Estudios sobre Despoblación y Desarrollo Rural, núm. 11, octubre, 2011, pp. 7-28 Centro de Estudios sobre la Despoblación y Desarrollo de Áreas Rurales Zaragoza, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=29620045001 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Introduction: Networking private entrepreneurs in rural areas — social capital or waste of time? Chris Kjeldsen and Gunnar Lind Haase Svensen University of Aarhus, Denmark and University of Southern Denmark ager • no 11 • octubre 2011 Revista de Estudios sobre Despoblación y Desarrollo Rural Journal of Depopulation and Rural Development Studies Páginas: 7-28 Networking private entrepreneurs in rural areas – social capital or waste of time? Abstract: In debates on rural development, attention has often been directed toward the role of the agricultural sector and its relations to the state, subsidy programs and voluntary associations. However, we should not forget the importance of innovative private entrepreneurs outside agriculture. These people tend to invest a lot of time and energy in building local and supra-local social capital. Using case studies from rural Denmark, this paper critically explores under which circumstances private entrepreneurs’ social networks can be transformed into veritable social capital. Keywords: Private entrepreneurs, social capital, embeddedness, rural innovation, rural Denmark Creación de redes de empresarios privados en áreas rurales: ¿capital social o pérdida de tiempo? Resumen: En los debates sobre desarrollo rural, la atención se ha dirigido generalmente hacia el papel desempeñado por el sector agrario y sus relaciones con el estado, las subvenciones y las organizacio- nes sin ánimo de lucro. No obstante, no deberíamos olvidar la importancia de los empresarios e innovado- res privados al margen de la agricultura. Estas personas tienden a invertir mucho tiempo y energías generando capital social local y supralocal. A partir de estudios de caso de la Dinamarca rural, este artículo examina críticamente bajo que circunstancias bajo las redes sociales de los emprendedores privados pueden ser transformadas en auténtico capital social. Palabras clave: Emprendedores privados, capital social, embeddedness, innovación rural, Dinamarca rural Recibido: 8 de febrero de 2010 Devuelto para revisión: 6 de abril de 2010 Aceptado: 5 de julio de 2010 Chris Kjeldsen. Department of Agroecology, University of Aarhus (Denmark). 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