The purpose of this paper is to outline key emerging and conceptual issues in the development of the rural non-farm economy in less developed countries (LDCs) and transition economies. It is based on a conceptual framework where the rural non-farm economy (RNFE) is discussed as being either part...

This paper makes a comparative analysis of agricultural financial systems in Poland and Azerbaijan. Poland as a member the of EU has developed its system under Common Agricultural Policy of the EU and so-called domestic support. The system is consisted of financial intermediaries, state agencies...

The diversification of economic activities in rural areas is a topical issue and can be a fundamental strategy for the development of the Romanian rural area, because it can produce a beneficial effect from an economic point of view, by increasing the income of the rural population.The Romanian...