Success stories of rural development in Europe: a first approach to its applicability in Spain

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  • Federico Soler Vayá UNED
  • Enrique San Martín González

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https://doi.org/10.7203/IREP.2.2.19350

Abstract

This article analyses five successful cases of the application of rural development policies in Europe with the aim of evaluating their possible implementation in the rural areas of Spain. To this end, it first reviews the main problems presented in European rural areas and briefly explains what the current conception of rural development policy in the EU consists of. After that, in the central part of the article, the five cases selected for the study are detailed: the Highlands of Scotland, the protected designations of origin in France and Italy and the organic farms of Austria, the agricultural cooperative system in the Netherlands and Denmark, sustainable rural tourism in Ireland and Greece and renewable energy in the Nordic countries. Finally, the possible application of these policies in our country is analyzed, considering the differential and specific characteristics of each territory.

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Soler Vayá, F., & San Martín González, E. (2020). Success stories of rural development in Europe: a first approach to its applicability in Spain. International Review of Economic Policy-Revista Internacional De Política Económica, 2(2), 46–74. https://doi.org/10.7203/IREP.2.2.19350
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