Purpose Rural women entrepreneurship has been a domain attracting academicians and
governments. This paper aims to to annotate existing literature in order to find a nexus …

In general, the LEADER programme has had a positive impact, although it has also negative
aspects. In this paper, we analyse the role of the three main stakeholders (public sector …

Despite the ongoing discrimination that hinders women's full participation in urban life, the
International Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasize the …

Civil society plays an essential role in the development of our rural areas. In spite of this,
little research has been conducted on the role of non-profit organizations, often referred to in …

In 2020, a special issue titled “Sustainable Rural Development: Strategies, Good Practices
and Opportunities” was launched, in which 16 papers were published. The aim of this …

LEADER is a rural development method based on a participative approach, which was
tailored in 1991 as a complement to the traditional common agricultural policy (CAP) …

As the net effect of agglomeration on entrepreneurship depends on the trade-off between
positive and negative effects, urban agglomeration can either promote or discourage …

The key role played by LEADER will feature highly in any evaluation of changes in rural
Europe over the last 30 years, especially in terms of the implementation of a new …

The LEADER approach adopts a bottom-up perspective in which different stakeholders
(individuals, local organizations, public authorities, and firms) can participate and apply for …

Recent analysis of failed projects under the LEADER approach has opened up a very
interesting line of research on the practice of rural development, in that it covers not only the …