Preliminary impacts of LEADER+ approach in the Czech Republic

Michal Lošťák and Helena Hudečková
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Michal Lošťák: Department of Humanities, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Helena Hudečková: Department of Humanities, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

Agricultural Economics, 2010, vol. 56, issue 6, 249-265

Abstract: The paper outlines the backgrounds related to the necessity of searching for the new methods of assessing preliminary impacts of the rural development programmes. That is why the content analysis is tested in this paper for its possibilities to observe the preliminary impacts of one of the rural development tools - the Community initiative LEADER+ in the Czech Republic. The research pointed out that content analysis might be an appropriate method to define some impacts (and also the efficiency) of the LEADER+ approach. The results demonstrated that the transparency and public accountability of some local action groups (LAG) activities are not always on a high level. Also the differences among the LAGs are shown as for their ability to learn the principles of the LEADER+. The method also enabled to estimate how the LEADER+ contributes to eliminate the social exclusion in the countryside. It also pointed out a lower representation of farming oriented projects in the LEADER+ approach. The content analysis reflected the transfer of the best practices among the territories and also the possible knowledge of the public about the LEADER+ approach and about the projects implemented in this initiative.

Keywords: rural development impacts; content analysis; LEADER+ (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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