Die Aktivierung lokaler und regionaler Potenziale gilt als der zentrale Ansatz ländlicher Entwicklungspolitik, um über den Sektor Landwirtschaft hinausgehend und unabhängig von zufälligen externen Investitionen einen eigenständigen Entwicklungspfad einzuschlagen. Mit der Schaffung eines...

During the ten years of our country's membership in the EU, the implementation of the Rural Development Programme have become a driving force for raising income and improving living conditions in the rural areas. The purpose of this report is to assess the impact of the CAP on rural development...

In each of the CAP periods the Austrian Rural Development Programmes have acquired a more integrative character. Starting with measures concerning farms, they have been enlarged with soil, biodiversity and water protection measures, then included also local developments, diversification beyond...

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been evolving from a sectoral policy of farm commodity support into an integrated policy for rural development and environmental enhancement. Rural development policy is closely linked to two concepts: diversity (multifunctionality) and sustainability as...

The aim of the study was to determine the complementarity of the Cohesion Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy in terms of their impact on the development of rural areas between 2021 and 2027. In their research, the authors paid particular attention to the distribution of support between...

Focusing on the demands of the new innovative, sustainable and inclusive rural development paradigm, the monograph raises the discussion regarding new approaches and success factors that are vital in current rural socio-economic development and policy transformations. The bottom-up policymaking,...