It is generally recognized that the presence of specific resources constitutes one of the ways of territorial development. However, in certain situations, generic resources (easily usable in other productive contexts) can nearly constitute specific resources. This paradox occurs thanks to two...

Using the example of a French region (Aubrac), we analyse the way in which resource specification contributes to territorial development. We show that specification of the territorial offer is subject to the participation of organizations and institutions which help in the process of...

Territorial development portrays a set of stakeholders who must be co-ordinated to define a common project. Mobilising two theoretical approaches (the economics of proximity and social capital), we analyse the question of local co-ordination. We show that social ties contain specific resources...

Regionalization of policies is today a new reference for local public authorities, through contracts and definition by local actors of jointed development projects. In France, territorial projects in rural areas, are linked to many formalized devices. We study in this paper three territorial...

Tourist services can only be used on-site, and location therefore becomes a servicespecific characteristic for consumers and a factor influencing their cost and quality for providers. These services are a fine illustration of territorial rent differential. This territorial rent differential can...

This article is presenting the special issue of RERU linked with the International Symposium (Lyon 2005) which has made the synthesis of the FORD programme (For and On Regional Development) of INRA and of five French regions over a period of ten years. The results of the programme are set out...