Network diversity yields context-dependent benefits that are not yet fully-understood. I elaborate on a recently introduced distinction between tie strength diversity and information source diversity, and explain when, how, and why they matter. The issue whether there are benefits to specialization is the key.
@article{arxiv.1011.0208,
title = {Network Diversity and Economic Development: a Comment},
author = {Jeroen Bruggeman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.0208},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
A more recent paper [http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.5969] substantiates the same idea with an empirical study, thereby rendering the old, more speculative, version superfluous