For the impartial observer of German regions, differences in regional industry structures and prosperity are quite obvious. On the one side, there are regions characterised by different industries, firm structures and labour qualification profiles. On the other side, some of these regions are...

Purpose – The main objective of the paper is to establish that Tequila Tourism can be a tool in the economic development of the Jalisco region, linking the product, tequila, the agave landscape, and the fact that the tourist route can be a sign of identity for this tourist market. Design –...

El objetivo de este articulo es analizar la posible evolucion de los instrumentos de la PAC 2020 en funcion de la Comunicacion de la Comision de 18 de noviembre de 2010 y de las propuestas legislativas de 12 de octubre de 2011. Resalta los principales vecotres que con duciran el proximo proceso...

El trabajo infantil rural es uno de los princiaples flagelos de la sociodad actual, es clasificado por la OIT como una de las peores formas de trabajo infantil. En Mexico a pesar de que su practica esta prohibida, cada dia, ninos/as y adolescentes se suman al mercado de mano de obra, en...

Currently an industrial perspective dominates the EU policy framework for a European bio-economy. The Commission’s proposal on the bio-economy emphasises greater resource-efficiency, largely within an industrial perspective on global economic competitiveness, benefiting capital-intensive...

The Commission launched an ambitious process of modification of the basis for the budget allocation (hereafter referred to as the “allocation systemâ€), proposing a menu of objective criteria for the distribution of resources in the next programming period. Such a process raised a...

A group model building process based on system dynamics was developed to assess the potential of a cooperative manufacturing and marketing goat cheese in a community near Xalapa. The process identified important outcomes, key variables to consider, parameter values, and relevant scenarios. This...

This paper highlights the role that Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) can play in the development of place umbrella brands in a rural area of Italy. Place branding in rural areas is considered a wicked problem, since it must be managed by many stakeholders who often have diverse and...

Hungary can benefit from the resources of the European Union’s Structural Funds, inter alia the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) from 1st January 2004. However the preparation has started much earlier, in 2000. Nowadays, the use of the Structural Funds within the...

This study aimed to examine key factors affecting rural female facilitators’ role in participatory rural development in Tehran Province. Since the researchers intended to have a better insight into the facilitators’ role and employ inquiry as a learning forum for bringing about...