Wind farms in rural areas: How far do community benefits from wind farms represent a local economic development opportunity?

This essay reviews recent evaluations of three of the most widely used state and local economic development strategies—traditional business recruitment, enterprise zones, and high-technology development. The studies do not succeed in their efforts to produce broadly generalizable findings that provide clear guidance to state and local policymakers and practitioners. Rather, they show that local conditions are responsible for the success or failure and level of net community benefits to be derived from any approach. Under the right conditions, each of the approaches described here might be appropriate.

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Economic Development in Britain: A Vacuum in Central-Local Government Relations

Environment and Planning C Government and Policy ◽

10.1068/c040439 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 439-450 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

K Young

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Local Government ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Authority ◽

Central Government ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Government Relations ◽

Recent Developments ◽

Employment Goals

Local authority involvement in economic matters has become widespread since the early 1970s. Recent developments in the pattern of local economic activity have been the increasing use of section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 to fund local programmes, the spread of local authority involvement from the Assisted Areas to the more prosperous regions, and the increasing interest shown by the smaller shire districts, often in rural areas. The portfolio of possible interventions has also changed, bringing a new diversity to the practice of local economic development. Whereas central government has in the past eschewed the temptation to exercise close controls over these activities, the new diversity of local economic initiatives presents it with new dilemmas. It can no longer be assumed that such initiatives will be supportive of central government's spatial or sectoral policies. This vacuum in central-local relations is unlikely to remain, and renewed pressures to grant specific economic development powers to local authorities can be expected. If these claims are accepted, central government will be drawn inexorably into local economic affairs by the need to develop the capacity of local authorities to intervene effectively in pursuit of economic and employment goals.

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Prospects of Development of Green Tourism are for a Regional Tourist Market

Modern Economics ◽

10.31521/modecon.v26(2021)-18 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 121-128

Author(s):

Svitlana Pavliuk ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Social Infrastructure ◽

Activity Increase ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

Green Tourism ◽

The Government

Introduction. The sector of tourism and renovation is one of the trendiest directions of social and economic development of rural areas. It is generally maintained, that green tourism increases the motivation of the rural nontraditional territorial communities in the development of social infrastructure and the creation of new workplaces. For this, tourism could promote the application of new unconventional forms of entrepreneurial activity. It opens new potential possibilities, such as assists the filling of local budgets, effective use of resources, increase a profit of the population, development of social infrastructure, the origin of alternative forms of employment and entrepreneurial activity, increase the prestige of rural. Purpose. The purpose of the article is the research of terms and processes of development of green tourism, and to his influence on a regional tourist market, especially in a part of local economic development of territorial communities. Results. Cultural and natural resources are an extremely main part of world tourism. Furthermore, this is a significant type of support. The analysis of the terms allows us to set that unfortunately, the attempt at the legislative level to give legal determination by a concept «green tourism», «ecological tourism» or «rural tourism» remained not executed. Besides, the world's society uses the name of «geotourism». It is believed, that tourism could support or improve the geographical character of the environment. Moreover, it is based on principles, for instance, ecological responsibility (maintenance of resources and bio variety), cultural responsibility (devotion and respect are to local originality and inheritance), and synergy (association of all elements of geographical features for creation of tourist experience, what richer, than the sum of his parts, and attractive for visitors with different interests). Ukraine has great possibilities for the development of rural green tourism, in particular, as well as the Mykolaiv region. Conclusions. Taking everything into account, green tourism could provide local economic development of territorial communities. Firstly, the government must improve the laws for the green tourism sphere. Also, we need to set forth the main principles of politics there. Secondly, society should pay attention to the development of green tourism, especially for local farms or personal peasant farms. Because of them have possibilities and prospects for its development. Thirdly, society should use the innovations, which could increase the amount of tourist service. In practice, it could be gastronomy, traditional rural tourism, air therapy, in civilized mannerethnographic measures, and so on. Apart from this, local inhabitants could create the thematic villages as a regional brand. There are some examples of this - production of the special product, which is typical for local territory, or organization of unique festivals, and even production of hand-made souvenirs. Finally, local rural inhabitants should implement the unconventional ideas of evolution of the rural communities.

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Local Economic Development in Transition Economies

Foreign Direct Investments ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2448-0.ch022 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 522-539

Author(s):

József Káposzta ◽

Krisztián Ritter ◽

Henrietta Nagy

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Transition Economies ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Spatial Processes ◽

Sustainable Rural Development ◽

Local Conditions ◽

Endogenous Potentials ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

There are significant inequalities in development both within and over the borders of countries, in addition, urban and rural areas show significant differences in the level of development. The reason for the occurrence of spatial discrepancies is that the economic and social processes are always restructured in space and time and such processes are even accelerated by the globalization. In order to get precise and realistic picture about territorial processes, it is worth to learn the spatial processes that have already happened as well as their impacts on the spatial structure, since these may enable the regions to break out from the disadvantaged situation. In such a multivariable system, the development strategies need to be built on the endogenous potentials and own strengths of the regions. The aim of this chapter is to highlight the importance of local values and local conditions in the sustainable rural development, thus emphasizing the importance of localization in long-term progress. The chapter puts emphasis on the characteristics and features of transition countries.

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Cultural Clusters as a Local Economic Development Strategy in Rural Small-Town Areas: Sarah Baartman District in South Africa

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series ◽

10.2478/bog-2019-0007 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (43) ◽

pp. 107-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fiona Drummond ◽

Jen Snowball

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Economic Status ◽

Threshold Level ◽

Small Towns ◽

Creative Industries ◽

Gis Mapping ◽

Socio Economic Development

AbstractTheory suggests that cultural and creative industries (CCIs) cluster in cities where levels of socio-economic development are higher and where they can take advantage of the city’s hard and soft infrastructure. However, some South African rural areas and small towns have identified CCIs as potential economic drivers. This paper investigates the relationship between the presence of CCIs in non-metropolitan spaces and levels of socio-economic development using a municipal level socio-economic status index and GIS mapping. The results show a positive relationship between larger numbers of CCIs and higher levels of development. It is suggested that a threshold level of development must be met before CCIs will cluster in an area and become a viable option for promoting local economic development.

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Infrastructure Provision as a Catalyst for Local Economic Development in South Africa

Strategic Review for Southern Africa ◽

10.35293/srsa.v42i1.198 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mandisa SM Makhathini ◽

Victor H Mlambo ◽

Siphesihle Mpanza

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Economic Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

South Africans ◽

Infrastructure Provision ◽

The Government ◽

Rural Dwellers

Throughout the era of the apartheid, the provision and accessibility of infrastructure in South Africa was skewed, and while the minority had access, the majority was overlooked. Local economic development (LED) has rested on the premise that the availability of infrastructure is likely to spur socio-economic development and to lift millions of South Africans out of poverty. However, with South Africa’s economy struggling to register consistent growth, there are difficulties accessing the much-needed finances needed to invest in infrastructure to spur LED. The study that this paper reflects upon used a qualitative research method and a systematic review of the literature relating to infrastructure provision and local economic development. It utilised thematic content analysis to deduce its findings with the hope of bringing in meaning to the overall content of the paper. The study revealed that indeed infrastructure provision is key to local economic development, that South Africa’s infrastructure provision is still skewed as urban areas continue receiving priority over rural areas; that local economic development is key in reducing inequality and spurring economic growth and sustaining the livelihoods of rural dwellers. However, limited investments in infrastructure in rural areas hinder the realization of such benefits. It recommends that the government prioritise LED in rural areas among other suggestions.

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Micro-entrepreneurship Development in the Handloom Industry

International Journal of Rural Management ◽

10.1177/0973005218754437 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 22-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Bhabesh Hazarika ◽

Kishor Goswami

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Rural Women ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Past History ◽

Labour Force ◽

Labour Force Participation ◽

Primary Data ◽

Firm Level ◽

The Government

Women entrepreneurship is gaining importance all over the world for addressing the development issues of women. Since the inception of the five-year plans, the Government of India has been giving attention towards mitigating the development issues of women such as labour force participation, empowerment, education and gender inequality. Women-owned micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are contributing significantly towards the economic development of the nation through employment and income generation, poverty eradication, and by bringing entrepreneurial diversity in the economic activities. The handloom industry offers an appropriate setting to analyse the significance of the rural women-owned micro-enterprises towards local economic development. With archaic hand-operated looms, the production mechanism takes place mostly in the rural areas. The present article analyses the factors that affect tribal women to own a handloom micro-enterprise. It is based on primary data collected at firm level from two major tribes in Assam, namely Bodo and Mising. The data were collected from five different districts in Assam where tribal communities are operating handloom businesses. Within the framework of random utility model of economic choice, the findings of the probit model show that age, knowing other handloom micro-entrepreneurs, past history of family business, access to borrowing and risk-taking behaviour have significant and positive influences on the decision of a woman in becoming a handloom micro-entrepreneur. The study suggests for an all-inclusive policy approach for the overall development of handloom industry in the tribal areas.

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The effect of Geographical Indications on Economic Development

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research ◽

10.31686/ijier.vol7.iss11.1997 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 1248-1263

Author(s):

Denise Lemos Garcia ◽

Gabriel Francisco da Silva ◽

André Luiz Gomes de Souza ◽

José Pereira Mascarenhas Bisneto ◽

Emerson de Sousa Silva

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Point Of View ◽

Geographical Indications ◽

Geographical Indication ◽

Economic Point ◽

Trade Routes ◽

Rural Producers

The understanding of a Geographical Indication (GI), under an economic point of view, is connected to a strategy that aims at adding value to products or services whose characteristics are related to the territories in which they are inserted, with the premise of strengthening territorial economies, mainly in rural areas. GIs associated to agri-food products not only add value to these products, but also aim at providing easier access to either internal and/or external markets, promoting the inclusion of rural producers or disfavored regions in terms of commercial trade routes, besides contributing to the sustainable use of biodiversity and, consequently, of local genetic resources. Therefore, this work aims at providing an overview of the main scientific works regarding Geographical Indications (GIs) focused on the development of regional economies, especially in rural areas, considering in natura products. The methodology employed consisted of carrying out a systematic literature review on Scopus, Web of Science and Science Direct databases, based on a sequence of themes (Geographical Indication, Economic Development, Brazilian products in natura). Therefore, it was necessary to select the scientific articles corresponding to the combination of keywords, while also considering those works published in the last 10 years and with a score higher than 25 points, according to the criteria adopted in this work. The results of this research demonstrate the importance of GIs for promoting local economic development, through production and local services, adding value to the agri-food market and to its capacity in generating jobs and wealth.

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Determining Local Economic Development in the Rural Areas of Romania. Exploring the Role of Exogenous Factors

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11010282 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 282 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alexandru Pavel ◽

Octavian Moldovan

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Urban Communities ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

The European Union ◽

North West ◽

The North ◽

Short Period ◽

Exogenous Factors

Based on data collected for 398 communes from the North-West development region of Romania between 2007 and 2014, this article presents a local economic development (LED) index for rural communities and identifies the main factors which influence LED in these communities. Our results show that exogenous factors, such as location in the influence area of urban communities and the existence of a direct connection to the European Road Network, influence the level of LED. At the same time nor the aforementioned exogenous factors nor other exogenous factors, such as non-refundable investments programs in local core infrastructure (financed by the European Union and the Romanian Government) which were designed to accelerate/spur economic development, as well as direct connections to the National Roads Network, do not have any statistically significant influence on spurring/accelerating LED (at least in this short period of time).

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Rural Development in a Function of Local Economic Development: Case Study of Municipality of Krushevo

International Journal of Economics and Finance ◽

10.5539/ijef.v9n1p162 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 162

Author(s):

Nikolche Jankulovski ◽

Emiliana Silva ◽

Katerina Bojkovska ◽

Angjelka Jankulovska

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Early Stage ◽

Business Climate ◽

Global Trends ◽

Stage Of Development ◽

The Republic ◽

National Programs

<p>The local economic development is a process in which the local authorities and partners from the business sector and the non-governmental sector work together to improve the business climate. Through positive financial results conditions for economic growth are created and the employment opportunities are increased. Most of the municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia are still at an early stage of development of the idea of local economic development, due to fact that the preparation of the municipal strategies and action plans are the only activities carried out in this direction so far.</p><p>The National Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development for the period 2009-2013 stresses tourism and agriculture as priority areas for development of the country and analyzes the situation and the range of responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management. Parallel, the national programs facilitating agriculture and rural development in Macedonia in favor of global trends for creation of sustainability in rural regions through the development of agriculture and additional activities for families living or returning to rural areas (villages). The rural development through the few authentic examples in Macedonia already shows the first interest although the contours of the branch are not defined yet.</p>The rural development is able to a greater extent to meet the needs of the modern man that the urban environment is not able to satisfy. To clarify what can be these unmet needs and to answer the question of interest due to demand for this type of tourism, it is necessary to analyze contained rural tourism.

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