The development of rural areas continues to be an international priority. The urgent need to fight poverty (mainly concentrated in rural areas) in developing countries, and the demand for increasing economic and social cohesion in developed countries, explain this priority on the political...

La evaluacion de programas de desarrollo rural territorial esta siguiendo una importante evolucion y desarrollo en los ultimos tiempos. No solo se esta incrementando la cantidad de evaluaciones reglamientarias, sino tambien la calidad y diversidad de sus metodods y aplicaciones. Los procesos de...

Los signos de calidad son una estrategia muy utilizada en los paises del sur de Europa para promocionar productos con caracteristicas difernciales. Pero la enorme profusion de los signos realcionados con el origen esta provocando un efecto contrario al pretendido, ya que el mensaje que...

The main objective of the present study is to estimate the extent to which the RDP investment support has a complementary or a substitutionary effect on farm investments. In order to answer this question, we attempt to quantify the potential deadweight loss by estimating the extent to which the...

This chapter is the final one (no. 12) in the report.

Los programas de desarrollo rural del actual periodo de programacion (2007-13) se han estructurado en 4 eyes. El eje 2 correspondiente a la Mejora del medio ambiente y del entorno rural es, con casi la mitad de los recursos publicos, el principal. El objectivo de este articulo es estudiar los...

Los programas de desarrollo rural del actual periodo de programacion (2007-13) se han estructurado en 4 eyes. El eje 2 correspondiente a la Mejora del medio ambiente y del entorno rural es, con casi la mitad de los recursos publicos, el principal. El objectivo de este articulo es estudiar los...

Many rural communities have benefited from the attraction of retirees in recent years. With the baby boom generation beginning to make retirement decisions, many other rural communities might consider economic development strategies based on attracting and retaining retirees. This report reviews...

In many countries the so-called “institutional framework” is reasonable if one considers the stratification of national, regional and local administrations that characterise them, with a highly decentralised structure. Not only that: this “institutional framework” has been enriched by...

The main objective of the paper is to trace the composition of the CAP support for Italian farms at the eve of the implementation of the CAP reform. The paper is based on three regional case studies, that represent as many farming specialisation typologies: Veneto, in the North-East, where...