OECD Territorial Reviews [electronic resource].
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Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2002.
The Tzoumerka is a mountainous area in Northwestern Greece that presents considerable development challenges with respect to economic growth, social cohesion and governance. The area is highly dependent on traditional agricultural activities that are only made viable by considerable Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support. Unfortunately, this support will almost inevitably decline. As incentives to modernise agricultural activities and promote other business activity have been ineffective, local development policy will need to go farther. It must direct the local population away from old surv
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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Assessment and Summary of Policy Recommendations; 1. The Tzoumerka: a proud culture suffering from the acute handicaps of a mountainous region; 2. Economic fundamentals portray a crisis situation, temporarily deferred; 3. Limited resources to adapt to crisis either proactively or once fully realised; 4. Territorial assets provide foundation for economic regeneration; 5. An integrated strategy for economic regeneration; 6. Implementing the strategy; Part I. General Issues; Chapter 1. Rural and Mountain Regions in OECD Countries
Chapter 2. Regional AuditPart II. Territorial Governance and Territorial Policies; Chapter 3. Territorial Governance; Chapter 4. Territorial Policies; Part III. Key Elements of a Development Strategy for the Tzoumerka; Chapter 5. Development Strategy in the Tzoumerka: Possibility, Prospect and Sustainability; Chapter 6. The Information Society; Chapter 7. The Role of the Public Sector, Transport and Public Services Infrastructure in the Tzoumerka; Chapter 8. Development of the Existing Potential Within Economic Sectors; Chapter 9. Environmental Sustainability and Long-term Development
Chapter 10. The Animation and Management of a Regeneration ProgrammeReferences; Annex. List of Statistical Sources
The Tzoumerka is a mountainous area in Northwestern Greece that presents considerable development challenges with respect to economic growth, social cohesion and governance. The area is highly dependent on traditional agricultural activities that are only made viable by considerable Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support. Unfortunately, this support will almost inevitably decline. As incentives to modernise agricultural activities and promote other business activity have been ineffective, local development policy will need to go farther. It must direct the local population away from old surv
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OECD Territorial Reviews