The Third Sector: The “Other” Actors of Rural Development, Andalusia 2000–2015

Eugenio Cejudo-García, Francisco Navarro-Valverde, José Antonio Cañete-Pérez and Noelia Ruiz-Moya
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Eugenio Cejudo-García: Departamento de Geografía Humana, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Francisco Navarro-Valverde: Departamento de Geografía Humana, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
José Antonio Cañete-Pérez: Departamento de Geografía Humana, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Noelia Ruiz-Moya: Departamento de Geografía Humana, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-27

Abstract: Civil society plays an essential role in the development of our rural areas. In spite of this, little research has been conducted on the role of non-profit organizations, often referred to in general terms as the third sector, within the framework of the LEADER program for rural development, especially in such a large geographical area as Andalusia, the study area of this research. The diversity of the groups that make up the “Others” group of rural development stakeholders is one of its most important characteristics. Over the course of the study period (2000–2015), these organizations have played a very significant role in Andalusia in both quantitative and qualitative terms. In order to find out more about the diversity of third sector organizations and to quantify and evaluate their importance, we carried out a detailed analysis of all the LEADER projects commenced in Andalusia between 2000 and 2015. The quantitative and quantitative results obtained highlight the diversity of these projects and how widely their presence varied from one type of rural area to the next. Our research reopens the debate about the growing role played by non-profit organizations in developed societies at a global level and within LEADER in particular.

Keywords: LEADER; rural development; third sector; non-profit associations; public policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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