considered most appropriate for the case of Greece, given the structural problems of this country?s farm sector (including the … implemented through the Leader programs. Within this context, regional and local actors, state or private, are assigned a …. Though the Leader philosophy can be instrumental in the successful application of RDPs in Greek rural regions (possibly aided …

In the last funding periods there was steady increase in the number of LEADER-regions in Europe, and, at least in …). Although LEADER is commonly called a bottom-up approach, it has to be pointed out that there is a high influence through a … superordinated framework of funding regulations. So more precisely LEADER is neither "top-down" nor "bottom-up", but can classified …

countries. One approach to bring forward rural development is LEADER, a locally managed, place-based form of policy intervention …. LEADER is bottom-up oriented and participatory with own regional budgets to fund projects. There are 13 LEADER-regions in … considered and a comparison with the LEADER-experiences in western Germany will be made. Therefore, the findings of the …

One approach to support a smart rural development is LEADER, which is funded by the European agricultural fund. A … general assumption about LEADER-approach is that the implementation of the LEADER-principles (like participation, cooperation … commitment of stakeholders and a greater scope for innovation. To reflect the implementation and impacts of the LEADER …

One well established instrument of regional development policy for rural areas is the LEADER-approach, which was …

. One part of RDP funded by the European Union, which explicitly addresses innovation, is LEADER: a bottom … beneficiaries in 115 LEADER areas in four federal states in Germany (Hesse, Lower-Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig … Union, which explicitly addresses innovation, is LEADER: a bottom-up-oriented, participatory approach which relies on …

Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) – in rural areas implemented as LEADER – is a well-established “territorial … delivery mechanism”. The research topic of this contribution is to discuss the influence of different variables of the LEADER … LEADER implementation and their impact on LEADER performance. …

instrument. It began with LEADER in rural areas over 30 years ago and now comprises over 3000 Local Action Groups (LAGs) across … the continent. LEADER is a place-based and participatory approach where a Local Action Group composed of stakeholders from … five years). A set of LEADER principles describes the characteristics of LEADER: territorial approach, bottom-up, public …

data from the evaluation of LEADER which forms part of Rural Development Programmes in the EU. LEADER is a place-based and … economy steering the implementation of its local development strategy. To examine gender aspects within LEADER, we utilise …

PNDR 2014-2020 continues the development direction of the Romanian village placing more emphasis on the LEADER measure …