fail when Chile became an associated member of the MERCOSUR regional agreement, and to understand the evolution of the milk … regional trade agreement to grow, improve competitiveness and impact the territory in which it is settled. …

the economy. Although at the level of rural communities there is often opposition to further studies, generated either by … the rural area of the South-Muntenia region, as an essential element of the local sustainable development process. …

Creative capacity in the field of regional sciences means the capability of any region to generate knowledge and thus … sustainability of this process. Although creative capacity studies mainly focus on urban regions, the late rural studies and … empirical evidences showed that rural region has a great potential capacity in terms of its five components viz. knowledge …

The aim of this paper is to provide a review of the main roles HEIs can play in rural areas. A longitudinal case study … rural development, promoted by a research team within the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism. …

actors (community-led rural development) as the main pre-condition for generating and sustaining economic development in … rural regions, has gained prominence across the world. Despite this potential, there has been a dearth of scientific studies … that have investigated the potential role of LAGs as a conduit for facilitating rural transformation in the Eastern Cape …