Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of network-based individual social capital on the access of rural households to services. Design/methodology/approach – In the context of development economics, an innovative data collection approach is used to determine...

Rural non-farm employment (RNFE) is thought to ease poverty, economic vulnerability and income inequality. Two key questions arise: (1) Do alternative income sources actually help to raise the welfare of small family farms? (2) How is the rural regional income distribution affected by mixed...

Purpose – The paper is aimed at examining the correspondence between the demand‐side and supply‐side determinants of the existence of non‐profit firms. Design/methodology/approach – The case study approach is used to compare the demand‐side and supply‐side determinants for a single...

People use social comparisons to reduce uncertainty when facing new or stressful situations. This study explores how a stressful experience, the COVID-19 pandemic, changed how people compare their income. It relates these changes to subjective well-being (SWB). We use a repeated cross-sectional...

Interventionen unter dem Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds für die Entwicklung des Ländlichen Raums 2007-2013, die „Netzwerken“ und „New modes of Governance“ in ihr instrumentelles Konzept einschließen, sind LEADER, zur Unterstützung integrierter Entwicklung ländlicher Regionen,...