The future of rural policy : from sectoral to place-based policies in rural areas

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. Preface -- Introduction -- Country Experiences Japan, United Kingdom, United States -- Lessons, Limits And Potential Of Territorial Policies For Rural Areas -- Endogenous And Sustainable Development In Rural Areas -- Local Experiences Of Rural Development Round Table -- Key Conclusions Agreeing On The Need To Expand Activity Beyond Agriculture. Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development. Includes Bibliographical References. Preliminaries......Page 1 FOREWORD......Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 7 PREFACE......Page 9 INTRODUCTION......Page 13 U.K. Rural Policy......Page 37 The New Frontier for U.S. Rural Policy......Page 47 The Direction of Rural Development Policies in Japan......Page 63 From Sectorial to Territorial-Based Policies: The Case of LEADER......Page 81 Contigo: Strategy for Micro-regions......Page 91 Will Manufacturing Remain a Pillar of Rural Development?......Page 101 Natural Amenities and Sustainable Rural Development......Page 127 Perspectives on Agricultural Policy Reform and the Rural Economy......Page 141 Rural Development Policies in the European Union after Agenda 2000......Page 157 Territorial Agriculture and Rural Development......Page 177 The Role of Rural Development in the Common Agricultural Policy......Page 191 High Quality Products and Regional Specialities......Page 207 Issues for New Rural Policy......Page 229 Local Rural Development Experiences......Page 233 The Commitment to Sustainable Development: The “Spin-Eco” Project......Page 237 Rural Development and the Environment......Page 241