CROATIAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX AND REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF EU FUNDS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

The EU funds are an important factor in the development process of any new member state of the European Union. As such, EU funds support modernization and help facilitate further economic development in a member state, including its rural regions. The Republic of Croatia, based on NUTS3 classification, is predominantly rural with 79.01% of its territory being rural and 56.07% of population living in rural areas. Therefore, rural development is an integral part of overall economic development of the country. In order to improve competitiveness of Croatian agriculture sector, especially its small family farms, it is crucial to invest in their means of production and modernization of their assets. Funds awarded within the EAFRD framework in The Republic of Croatia tend to facilitate this process and further aid rural development. Croatian Development Index has a very important role in allocation of before mentioned funds. Its values are taken as criteria for state-aided areas, scoring projects (including EAFRD and other EU funds applications) and other aspects of public development policies. As one of the primary goals of Rural Development Programme in the Republic of Croatia, it is especially important to achieve a more balanced territorial development of rural areas given the fact that Croatian rural regions (counties and municipalities) are not equally developed, ensuring job creation and job retention in the process. The existence of disparities in the level of development is not a characteristic that can be found only in the Republic of Croatia, but it is an issue that should be taken into account when devising or reconsidering criteria for allocation of future EU funds in the Republic of Croatia, in order to further reduce regional disparities in the level of development. The aim of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on associations between the indicators of Croatian Development Index and spatial distribution of EU funds awarded within the Rural Development programme in The Republic of Croatia based on available data for the most recent invitation to tender for EAFRD funds.

Rural Development within the Context of Development, Sustainability and Rural Issues – Some Constitutional, Policy and Implementation Perspectives

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad ◽

10.17159/1727-3781/2010/v13i1a2630 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 100

Author(s):

Nic Olivier ◽

Carin Van Zyl

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Rural Development ◽

South African ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Development Programme ◽

Sustainable Rural Development ◽

Law And Policy ◽

The People ◽

This article provides an overview of some developments, internationally, regionally and in the SADC, in relation to development, that may be expected to influence the South African government’s response to the development needs of the people in the country. An overview is provided of the somewhat haphazard way in which the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 refers to the need for and objective of development (including rural development) in the country. Through their explanatory outline of three distinct phases in South African rural development law and policy: 1994–2000 (the Reconstruction and Development Programme and related documents and their implementation); 2000–April 2009 (the Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Strategy and its implementation) and April 2009+ (the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme and related documents), the authors review some of the historical strengths and future prospects related to rural development in South Africa. Based on an assessment of historical trends, a number of recommendations are made for government’s way forward in the implementation of the constitutional objectives, law and policy relevant to rural development in the country.

Wykorzystanie zasobów baz danych GIS na potrzeby analizy zróżnicowania obszarów wiejskich w aspekcie działań PROW = Application of GIS databases for the analysis of rural areas diversity in the aspect of Rural Development Programme

Studia Obszarów Wiejskich ◽

10.7163/sow.52.7 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 95-109

Author(s):

Barbara Wiatkowska ◽

Janusz Słodczyk

Keyword(s):

Land Cover ◽

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Spatial Information ◽

Development Programme ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Sustainable Rural Development ◽

Spatial Diversification ◽

Gis Databases

A considerable number of measures taken under the Rural Development Programme have to be objectively and reasonably justified. These stem from strategic administrative decisions based on the results of analyses of complex natural, economic and demographic processes occurring in rural areas in time and space. Due to increasing functionality of the Geographical Information System (GIS) and wider availability of spatial information, the GIS databases and geospatial analyses are now the basis for solving spatial problems in the implementation of the Rural Development Programme. The aim of the study was to identify the features of rural areas in the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship (Lower Silesia Province) based upon selected components. For this purpose digital databases were employed. These are particularly relevant for sensible and sustainable rural development. With the use of the Corine Land Cover (CLC) database, the analysis concerning diversification of land cover and land use in the rural areas of the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship was carried out. Basing on the Digital Elevation Model (DEM), the terrain relief and land slopes were examined. By the means of soil and agriculture database, the analysis of spatial diversification of soil suitability was also performed. Moreover, with the use of the Polish Central Statistical Office databases, the spatial diversification of selected economic and demographic components in the analyzed area was evaluated. The analyses provide geo-visualizations, i.e. digital models presenting high spatial diversification of rural areas of the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship. The spatial diversification results from the high physiographic variability of this area. It should be stressed that the models are very practical and essential for the Rural Development Programme to be implemented by the authorities responsible for protection and rural development.

Changes in the Spatial Distribution of the Level and Dynamics of Socio-Economic Development of Rural Areas in Poland

Wieś i Rolnictwo ◽

10.53098/wir042016/02 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Monika Stanny ◽

Andrzej Rosner ◽

Edyta Kozdroń

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Spatial Distribution ◽

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Spatial Differentiation ◽

Spatial Diversity ◽

Development Level ◽

Socio Economic Development ◽

Contemporary Reality

Abstract: This article shows the characteristics of spatial differentiation of level and dynamics of socio-economic development of rural areas in Poland. The Authors try to define typical directions of the development of gminas and look for an answer to the question: what, and what gminas’ features, determine the direction of development? The analysis presented in the paper has been based on the data originating from the Rural Development Monitoring Project. The results showed the differentiation of the development level to be a part of very dynamic contemporary reality. Criteria up to this date documented in research and arranging spatial diversity of social and economic phenomena apply specifically to description of the development’s level, while dynamics is being arranged by a different criteria. Moreover, the research describes four basic profiles of the dynamics of gminas’ development.

The Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union – the present and the future EU Member States point of view ◽

Going beyond the Rural Development Programme: a Master Plan for Austria’s rural areas in the framework of the CAP

10.30858/pw/9788376587431.5 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 62-68

Author(s):

Klaus Wagner ◽

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Development Programme ◽

Master Plan ◽

Rural Development Programme

Overview of the Romanian Rural Development Policy: 2007-2013

European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research ◽

10.26417/ejser.v1i1.p252-256 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 252

Author(s):

Flavius Mihalache

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Financial Support ◽

Perfect Match ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Development Programme ◽

Public Intervention ◽

Key Aspects ◽

The Impact

Since 2007, Romania was given the chance to develop a system for implementing development projects by attracting substantial external funding. in the period 2007-2013 the financial intervention in the rural areas, as part of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), was a very consistent one (more than 10 billion euro). National Program for Rural Development 2007-2013 (NRDP) represents the strategy which presents the main characteristics of the financial support addressed to rural areas. The paper has two objectives: to explore the main problems NPRD 2007-2013 occurred and to discuss about its matching to the socio-economic reality of Romania. It consists in a desk-research, using secondary analysis on statistical reports and official documents as the methodological background. The data sources used are: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Interim report of National Rural Development Programme; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – General Directorate for Rural Development, The situation of the NPRD projects, recorded in monitoring tables; The National Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (consolidated version, December, 2013). Main results show important differences among NRDP interventions (measures). Some of them are in a good situation, but, in the same time, parts of them are delayed, facing huge difficulties from various reasons. On the other hand, our findings show that there is not a perfect match between the financial support programs and the Romanian rural reality. for the next period, in order to maximize the impact of the public intervention, Romanian authorities have to reconsider some key aspects of the programs, according more importance to the local characteristics of the rural areas.

Sociology of Decision-making: A Case Study of Integrated Rural Development Programme in Pakistan

South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases ◽

10.1177/2277977912459442 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 105-114

Author(s):

Ajmal Waheed ◽

Rana Rashid Rehman

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Development Programme ◽

Full Potential ◽

Self Help ◽

Integrated Rural Development ◽

Micro Level

This study deals with describing and analyzing the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) in Pakistan.1 Its main objective is to elucidate some of the subtle obstacles that hindered the project from reaching its full potential. In this regard, formulation, implementation and evaluation of different development programmes at gross-root level are discussed. Therein, certain managerial issues, such as participation at gross-root level, coordination, cooperation, motivation, commitment, self-help, delivery of services at rural areas, political intervention and bureaucratic hurdles, are brought at forefront by citing few examples in which challenges have been faced more prominently and which can be used for classroom discussion. One of the critical obstacles relevant to the understanding of this programme, as many others, involves a focus on the sociology of decision-making. It is hoped that the case study would facilitate the readers to have an understanding of the rural development process in Pakistan at a micro level.

Constitutional Principle of Environmental Protection as a Directive in the Process of Establishing the Rural Development Programme

Studia Iuridica Lublinensia ◽

10.17951/sil.2020.29.2.83-97 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 83

Author(s):

Przemysław Litwiniuk

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Environmental Protection ◽

Development Programme ◽

The European Union ◽

Public Authorities ◽

Constitutional Principle ◽

Political Principle ◽

The Republic ◽

Council Regulation

<p>The environment is a value and subject of constitutional protection in Poland. Ensuring environmental protection is considered as a political principle in the national doctrine, and due to the editorial location of its source in Article 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, it is considered as one of the objectives of Polish statehood. In several places, the Basic Law refers to the issue of the environment, considering it an important value and entrusting its care not only to public authorities, but also to anyone who is subject to Polish state authority. Examining whether contemporary instruments of agricultural law, in particular those developed with the participation of Polish state authorities in the application of the mechanisms of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union, take into account constitutional directives derived from the principle of environmental protection and whether the effects of these activities are verified in the light of the constitutional model is an interesting academic question. The subject of detailed analysis in this study is the rural development programme (RDP) referred to in Article 6 of the Regulation (EU) No. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005. The author demonstrates that the constitutional principle of environmental protection was respected by Polish public authorities in the process of creating an important and high-budget instrument for conducting development policy, which is the RDP for the years 2014–2020.</p>

Programy rolnośrodowiskowe jako forma wspierania ochrony środowiska na terenach wiejskich

Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW - Ekonomika i Organizacja Gospodarki Żywnościowej ◽

10.22630/eiogz.2014.107.26 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 69-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tomasz Pajewski

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Agricultural Policy ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Main Tool ◽

Development Programme ◽

Environmental Action ◽

The European Union ◽

The Common ◽

Environmental Measures

With the entry into the European Union in 2004, Poland is obliged to observe the rules of the Common Agricultural Policy. One of the important areas of this policy is to preserve natural values of the countryside by supporting sustainable agriculture. Thanks to the financial support under the Rural Development Plan (2004–2007) and the Rural Development Programme (2007–2013), Polish farmers received the opportunity to use pro-environmental management methods. This study is devoted to characterizing the main tool to support environmental protection in rural areas of the RDP (2007–2013), namely agri-environmental program. Based on the survey, it was revealed that Poland was one of the countries that received the largest amount of funds for agri-environmental measures. It was also found out that the compensation due to changes in the intensity of production were the main impetus for pro-environmental action.

Rural development of regions of the Republic of Serbia in terms of employment and sources of income

Anali Ekonomskog fakulteta u Subotici ◽

10.5937/aneksub2146131d ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 131-148

Author(s):

Miloš Dimitrijević ◽

Lela Ristić ◽

Danijela Despotović

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Rural Regions ◽

Balanced Development ◽

Rural And Urban Areas ◽

Integrated Rural Development ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Integrated rural development enables linking agriculture with other economic activities whereby an adequate approach to regional development contributing to a more balanced development among regions. The aim of this research is to indicate that with the concept of integral rural development the differences between regions or rural and urban areas of Serbia could be reduced. Through the Kruskal-Wallis test for comparison of groups, the important differences were compared, where the results of research showed that they are very significant, especially between the Belgrade Region and the predominantly rural regions of Serbia. These differences can be overcome in rural areas if agriculture is more intensively linked with tertiary and secondary sectors.

TRENDS IN THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF BULGARIA

Trakia Journal of Sciences ◽

10.15547/tjs.2020.s.01.081 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (Suppl.1) ◽

pp. 498-506

Author(s):

K. Petrov

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Regional Development ◽

Regional Integration ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Financial Management ◽

Industrial Area ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Rural Regions ◽

Major Drawback ◽

The report examines the socio-economic condition of the Republic of Bulgaria. Some sectors of the Bulgarian economy have been analysed, taking into account their regional peculiarities and revealed serious structural weaknesses. The problem of the effectiveness of the country's financial management was also highlighted, reflecting the dependence on the country's external financing. Another major drawback in the economic development of the country is the state of the transport infrastructure and the maximum utilization of its potential, which inevitably affects the regional integration and local socio-economic development. The report shows the evolution of understandings for rural regions in Bulgaria. They are unified by the area in which they develop – rural regions. They offer opportunities for rest and recovering in environment which is absolutely opposite to the one in their urban and industrial area. In this scope are examined the economic structure of regional development and rural areas in these territories, territorial differences (variety) in the change of employment and unemployment, the role of the demographic situation as a factor in the sustainable development.