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Agro-food trade sustainability in Central and Eastern Europe
Bojnec, Stefan; Ferto, Imre - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 1 (2008) 1, pp. 100-112
The article applies recent methodological developments in international trade to evaluate agro-food trade sustainability in selected Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries with the European Union and their implications for sustainable agro-food sectors and rural development. Trade in bulk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005078530
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The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Swinbank, Alan - Palgrave Macmillan
The EU's CAP has changed significantly over theyears, largely as a result of international pressure through GATT and …, addressing concerns about European agriculture's multifunctionality; and there is a renewed anxiety about food security. The CAP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319883
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Agro-food trade sustainability in Central and Eastern Europe
Bojnec, Stefan; Ferto, Imre - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 1 (2008) 1, pp. 100-112
The article applies recent methodological developments in international trade to evaluate agro-food trade sustainability in selected Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries with the European Union and their implications for sustainable agro-food sectors and rural development. Trade in bulk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539468
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On the fringe of Europe: Iceland's currency dilemma
Herbertsson, Tryggvi Thor; Zoega, Gylfi - In: CESifo Forum 7 (2006) 2, pp. 41-51
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998714
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Lessons Learned in Rural Finance: The Experience of the Inter-American Development Bank
Wenner, Mark D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This paper reviews the Bank's lending experience in rural finance and extracts the lessons learned from that experience. It is based on a review of project documents, evaluation reports, and interviews. A sample of 27 projects were studied in detail. Although the review of IDB projects is far...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246515
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Inter-American Development Bank Advanced Profile: Rural Development Policy
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2004
The Bank has developed and implemented several initiatives to reduce poverty and to improve rural competitiveness during the past decade. This document updates and establishes operational principles to guide action in this area so that the stated goals of the Mandate can be effectively achieved....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274437
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Ländliche Entwicklungspolitik ab 2014: Eine Bewertung der Verordnungsvorschläge der Europäischen Kommission vom Oktober 2011
Grajewski, Regina - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Lädliche Räume, Wald … - 2011
Im Oktober 2011 hat die Europäische Kommission ihre Legislativvorschläge für die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik (GAP) und die Strukturpolitik für die Finanzperiode 2014 bis 2020 veröffentlicht. Der vorliegende Arbeitsbericht gibt einen Überblick über die relevanten Verordnungsentwürfe und eine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009385884
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Experience with endogenous rural development initiatives and the prospects for Leader+ in the region Dolina Strugu, Poland
Gramzow, Andreas - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2005
to support economic development, and to examine the prospects for an implementation of the EU's initiative Leader+. The … summer 2005. The hitherto unsatisfactory income situation in agriculture has been particularly precarious for the region … because two thirds of the people in working age are employed in agriculture and alternative job opportunities are mostly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008597149
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Local partnership as an incubator for rural development: the case of Debrzno, North-Western Poland
Gramzow, Andreas - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2006
Since the beginning of the 1990s, the gap in economic development between rural and urban regions in Poland has continuously grown. Increasing income disparities and the lack of job opportunities have already led to an outflow of young people out of and an increasing obsolescence in rural areas....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008597159
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Endogenous initiatives as a chance to improve rural livelihood? Results of a case study in Bal­tow, South-Eastern Poland
Gramzow, Andreas - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2006
Polish rural areas, compared to other EU-25 member states, still show a high agricultural employment due to a lack of …. In 2004, the regional partnership also applied for the pilot measure to implement the EU Initiative Leader+. The tourism … farms and the lacking structural change in agriculture, but they constitute new perspectives for local businesses and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008597172