OECD Rural Policy Reviews
Subtitle: Finland 2008
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD Rural Policy Reviews; OECD reviews of rural policy
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9789264041950
Subjects: Governance; Rural and Regional Development Urban
Description: Finland is one of the most rural countries within the OECD, and it is also one of the early adopters of a multi-sectoral approach to rural policy. The Finnish model of rural policy has been reasonably successful in achieving coherence among sectoral policies oriented to rural areas (the so-called broad rural policy) and in tailoring specific programmes to promote rural development (the so-called narrow rural policy). This reviews examines developments in Finnish rural policy since the last review in 1995, examining in particular public service delivery and competitiveness and business environment policies.
Table of contents: title: Assessment and Recommendations; title: Chapter 1. Rural Finland: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities; title: Chapter 2. Rural Policy in Finland: Evolution, Consolidation, and Remaining Challenges; title: Chapter 3. Focus on Public Service Delivery; title: Chapter 4. Focus on Competitiveness and Business Environment Policies; title: Bibliography