Naslov
The LEADER approach in rural development

Autori
Tolić, Snježana ; Gluhak, Irena ; Kaminski, Ryszard

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
44. Croatian & 4. International Symposium on Agriculture / - , 2009, 267-271

ISBN
978-953-6331-67-3

Skup
44. Croatian & 4. International Symposium on Agriculture

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 16.02.2009. - 20.02.2009

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
LEADER approach ; LAG area ; LQ quotient

Sažetak
The LEADER is a part of the EU‘s wider rural development policy. Mission of the LEADER approach is to increase action, networking activity and cooperation among local citizens in the form of creation of partnership of civil, business and public sector in rural micro-region which is manifested by better functionality of local action groups - LAG area in economic, social, environment, cultural and every other policy. Croatia started with the process of implementation of LEADER measures in 2008. The aim of this paper is to explore potential threats emanating from the implementation of the LEADER approach in Croatia. In the shortage of rural researches we want to emphasize the importance of Leader implementation in Croatia according to the level of rurality based on LQ quotient. In Croatia predominate the most rural municipalities, almost 70, 7% of 553 Croatian settlements in total (cities and municipalities) ; there are around 17, 3% or 96 in total of the intermediate rural regions, usually small towns areas ; further, most urban regions count only for 12% or 66 in total. According to our classification in the range from most rural to most urban counties, presentation shows a significant correspondence with same counties distribution according GDP per capita and education levels. However, Croatia has not achieved a level of democracy necessary for LEADER ―bottom up‖ initiatives, and there are great territorial differences and development disparities, while it is predominately rural by definition. These are the reasons why we are suggesting the strengthening of intensity of rural area researches. It is necessary to establish objective local indicators in process of local strategy development as well as to determine their roles in recognising weaknesses in the LEADER implementation process.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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