Conceiving innovation in structurally weak rural areas of Eastern Germany

Lacquement, Guillaume

doi:10.4000/bagf.849

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“…Originally established as an European Economic Community (EEC) Initiative (1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006) implemented through Local Action Groups (LAGs) made up of entrepreneurs, public institutions and civic associations, it was later integrated (since 2007) into the corresponding national and regional Rural Development Programmes, with specific LEADER actions. Its implementation, with varying degrees of success [1][2][3], has revealed among other things: the unequal territorial distribution of LEADER funds [4][5][6][7][8]; the development of important social innovation processes in rural areas [9,10]; the varying participation of the different stakeholders as promoters of LEADER projects [11,12]; the vital importance of social capital in rural development processes [13][14][15][16][17]; and the importance for rural development of the promotion and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage, both as cohesive elements of local identity that must be protected and as hugely powerful assets for enhancing rural tourism. These are both emblematic aspects of the LEADER programme.…”

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Entrepreneurs and Territorial Diversity: Success and Failure in Andalusia 2007–2015

García

Pérez

Valverde

et al. 2020

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Rural Europe today cannot be understood without considering the impact of the EU’s Liaisons Entre Actions de Developpement de l’Economie Rurale (LEADER) rural development programme. Although in general it has had a positive impact, research has also revealed spatial and social disparities in the distribution of funds. Our primary source was the files for all the LEADER projects processed in Andalusia between 2007 and 2015. In addition to successfully executed projects, we also focused on “unfunded” projects, those in which, although promoters had initiated the application procedure, a grant was never ultimately obtained. Project failure must be studied so as to avoid biased findings. We then classified these projects within the different types of rural area and analysed the behaviour of the different promoters in these areas. Relevant findings include: project success or failure varies according to the different types of rural area, as does the behaviour of the different promoters; the degree of rurality can hinder project success; young and female entrepreneurs were more likely to fail; the type of promoter is strongly influenced by the distance to cities in that companies and Individual Entrepreneurs tend to invest in periurban spaces, while public sector promoters such as Local Councils are more prominent in remote rural areas.

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Entrepreneurs and Territorial Diversity: Success and Failure in Andalusia 2007–2015

García

Pérez

Valverde

et al. 2020

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“…It is a "minor instrument, with little impact on the principal areas of rural policy intervention" (Saraceno, 2013, p. 343). The diffusion of innovation in the deep rural areas is also influenced and determined by the demographic change (Lacquement, 2016). If in the upper institutions of the EU, objectives and aims for these rural areas do not exist, it will be complicated that proposals which come from the local communities fit inside these ways of planning and politic.…”

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The Lack of Attention Given by Neoendogenous Rural Development Practice to Areas Highly Affected by Depopulation. The Case of Andalusia (Spain) in 2015–2020 Period

Valverde

García

Pérez

2021

European Countryside

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How are the problems of depopulation being faced by the Local Action Groups (LAGs) and the LEADER approach? What kinds of proposals are being pointed out to tackle young people’s exodus, the economic depression, the physical and virtual distances, and the marginality from the political and economic centers by these local public-private partnerships to the areas having the more worrying situations? Andalusia, a southern region of Spain, has many municipalities with these severe devepopulation problems. According to this aim, the Local Development Strategies documents (LDSs) of the LAGs for 2015–2020, have been reviewed. The predominance of the top-down approach has limited the attention given to face the rural depopulation. It is relevant to note, as well, the reduced presence of specific objectives and projects to combat depopulation in these deep rural areas. The last finding is that these municipalities with extreme depopulation have been left aside; as no solution placed. Definitely, as empty areas to promote rural development. Depopulation concept and depopulation areas have been forgotten for neoendogenous rural development practices.

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“…Sin ánimo de ser exhaustivos, son relevantes los progresos acometidos desde el ámbito de la innovación social (Labianca et al, 2016;Lacquement, 2016), entendida como un proceso a través del cual los actores locales movilizan los recursos materiales e inmateriales para responder a las crecientes necesidades de sus territorios (Bosworth et al, 2016;. Implica acciones colaborativas y procesos participativos, que, mediante la satisfacción de las necesidades sociales y logrando aspiraciones y deseos comunes, contribuyen a mejorar la sociedad (Steiner et al, 2021).…”

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Empleo rural y LEADER: actores, territorios y beneficiarios en Andalucía (2007–2015)

García¹,

Pérez²,

Valverde³

et al. 2022

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LEADER es una de las actuaciones más relevantes en materia de desarrollo rural puesta en marcha por la Unión Europea. Sus repercusiones socioeconómicas, lastradas por su exiguo presupuesto, han sido poco analizadas a escala municipal y para un territorio amplio. Abordamos su cuantificación a través de la inversión y tipo de empleo generado, según promotor, ámbito espacial y perfil de los beneficiados, en los 6225 proyectos ejecutados en Andalucía entre los años 2007–2015. Se constata tanto el desigual comportamiento de los diferentes actores según territorios como el menor empleo generado y, dentro de él, creado, respecto del periodo anterior 2000–2006. Son las Sociedades Mercantiles, especialmente las Limitadas, las que más empleo generan. Estas últimas, junto a las personas físicas, son las que más apuestan por la creación de empleo nuevo como forma de autoempleo frente a la crisis, ocupado por jóvenes y mujeres, mayoritariamente. Mientras las primeras benefician sobre todo al colectivo femenino y tienden a concentrarse en las áreas más dinámicas, las segundas adquieren relevancia en el mundo rural. Tanto las asociaciones, por la absoluta presencia de la mujer en ellas, como las Sociedades Cooperativas, por su fuerte implantación territorial y su relación con el sector agrario, juegan un papel relevante.

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Conceiving innovation in structurally weak rural areas of Eastern Germany

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Entrepreneurs and Territorial Diversity: Success and Failure in Andalusia 2007–2015

Entrepreneurs and Territorial Diversity: Success and Failure in Andalusia 2007–2015

The Lack of Attention Given by Neoendogenous Rural Development Practice to Areas Highly Affected by Depopulation. The Case of Andalusia (Spain) in 2015–2020 Period

Empleo rural y LEADER: actores, territorios y beneficiarios en Andalucía (2007–2015)

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