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Governance and Rural Development: The Case of the Rural Partnership Programme ( RPP ) in Post‐Socialist L ithuania
Author(s) -
MackenWalsh Áine,
Curtin Christopher
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sociologia ruralis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.005
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1467-9523
pISSN - 0038-0199
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2012.00578.x
Subject(s) - general partnership , corporate governance , socialism , rural development , politics , political science , local governance , rural area , economic growth , economic system , public administration , geography , economics , management , agriculture , communism , law , archaeology
The aim of this article is to contribute to the debate on how governance and rural development may operate in the alternative political setting of Central and Eastern Europe. Presenting a case study of a UK ‐funded R ural P artnership P rogramme ( RPP ) implemented in the U kmerge D istrict of L ithuania, crucial determinants on the operation of the governance and rural development model that arise from characteristics of the post‐socialist rural environment are identified and discussed. Three channels of influence on the operation of the RPP in this post‐socialist case study D istrict are explored: the recent period of transition; historical experiences of socialism; and local variations within the U kmerge D istrict.