Improving the quality of life and promotion of economic activities in rural areas EU

Maja Štrbac, Savo Ivančević and Marijana Jovanović

Rural Areas and Development, 2012, vol. 09, 16

Abstract: The main directions of rural policy aimed at improving the quality of life and stimulate economic activities in the EU are: improving and developing infrastructure; diversification and development of economic activities; training and education of the population in rural areas. Indicators used for analysis in the formulation of strategies are: number of employees in non-agricultural sector, self-employment in tourism, service sector development, infrastructure and implementation of the Internet, migration and ongoing education of the population. The main sources of data used to realize the research objectives are publications Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development in the EU and Eurostat. The authors analyze indicators and the effects achieved by the realization of these activities to economic development of the EU as a united community of member states.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.164888

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