It is generally recognized that the presence of specific resources constitutes one of the ways of territorial development. However, in certain situations, generic resources (easily usable in other productive contexts) can nearly constitute specific resources. This paradox occurs thanks to two...

Using the example of a French region (Aubrac), we analyse the way in which resource specification contributes to territorial development. We show that specification of the territorial offer is subject to the participation of organizations and institutions which help in the process of...

Using the example of a French region (Aubrac), we analyse the way in which resource specification contributes to territorial development. We show that specification of the territorial offer is subject to the participation of organizations and institutions which help in the process of...

This article is a general introduction to the special issue of the ASRDLF symposium held in Martinique in 2011. It attempts to explain the reasons why a strong attention is being paid to migrations while international or long distance migrations are a profound and permanent reality. Wars,...

Territorial development portrays a set of stakeholders who must be co-ordinated to define a common project. Mobilising two theoretical approaches (the economics of proximity and social capital), we analyse the question of local co-ordination. We show that social ties contain specific resources...