The future of rural policy
Subtitle: from sectoral to place-based policies in rural areas
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Rural development -- OECD countries -- Congresses.; Agricultural diversification -- OECD countries -- Congresses.; OECD countries -- Rural conditions -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: In the past two decades, rural policy has undergone significant developments. According to the principal conclusions of the international conference, The Future of Rural Policy, the major shift necessary to guarantee the future vitality of rural regions is the diversification of their economies. This conference, held in Siena, Italy on 10-13 July 2002, identified the need for rural policies to go beyond agriculture and offer new trajectories of development for rural areas. The end result is a new approach to rural areas that recognizes the importance of the interdependence between rural and urban areas, mobilizes investment (rather than distributing subsidies), and expands the definition of countryside.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.