Social innovation in rural areas of the European Union learnings from neo-endogenous development projects in Italy and Spain

F Navarro-Valverde, M Labianca, E Cejudo-García… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Within the framework of the LEADER approach to rural development applied in rural areas
of the European Union, a high degree of social innovation (SI) has been achieved with the …

The dynamics and driving mechanisms of rural revitalization in western China

X Yang, W Li, P Zhang, H Chen, M Lai, S Zhao - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
By constructing a rural revitalization index evaluation system and using measurement
models and software such as AHP, the entropy method, the BCG matrix, and GeoDetector …

Comments on the European Court of Auditors' Special Report on the Leader Programme

I Finta - European Countryside, 2023 - sciendo.com
Concerning the efficiency of the different development methods, especially the definition of
added value, neither science nor practice has so far established a universally accepted …

The Impact of LEADER Funding in Romania

ME Crunțeanu, M Comșa, G Fîntîneru - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Established in 1991 as a European initiative to enhance innovation in rural areas, the
LEADER programme became an important tool for the spread of sustainable local …

[PDF][PDF] Rural development programmes: Lessons learnt, and knowledge advancement. A case study in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain).

F Martinez Arroyo, H Sacristan Lopez… - Agricultural …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Since the LEADER (Liaisons Entre Activités de Developpement de l'Economie Rural)
method was launched in 1991, through its Rural Development Programmes, it has tried to …

Governance challenges of resilient local development in peripheral regions

R Horeczki, IP Kovács - Resilience and Regional Development, 2023 - elgaronline.com
In the social sciences, the notion of resilience is identified with the evolution of challenges
and responses that are constantly emerging. Some approaches argue that resilience is …

A Comparative Study of Two Networked (neoendogenous) Development Approaches: The EU LEADER and China's Resident Work Team in Poor Villages (RWTIPV)

Y Li, Q Liang - Systemic Practice and Action Research, 2024 - Springer
Networked (neoendogenous) development is a prescriptive of rural development that
merges the positive aspects of exogenous and endogenous approaches by integrating …

Economic Situations, Expansion-crisis, and the Effect Of Rural Development policies: The Case of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

F Martínez-Arroyo, MC García-Cortijo… - Journal of Rural …, 2024 - journals.brandonu.ca
In 1991, over thirty years ago, the European Commission's [EC] LEADER initiative was set
up to revitalize the rural environment using its endogenous potential. Although it is now fully …

The Economic Impact of the LEADER Program in the Rural Communities of Romania

AM Opria, L Roșu, C Iațu - Scientific Annals of Economics and …, 2023 - ceeol.com
The sustainable development of rural areas is one of the European Union's objectives.
LEADER program contributes to its fulfillment by offering financial support to disadvantaged …

Are LEADER principles achieved in Local Action Groups? A systematic assessment of local representatives' perception.

AM Opria, E Corodescu-Roșca, L Roșu - Eastern Journal of European …, 2024 - ceeol.com
Rural development is often hindered by the lack of human and social capital. The LEADER
program is one of the European Union's financial instruments destined to improve the rural …