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- Title
THE "LOWER SILESIAN RURAL RENEWAL" PROGRAM AS AN EXAMPLE OF A REGIONAL POLICY INSTRUMENT OF IMPACT ON RURAL AREAS.
- Authors
Mańkowska, Dominika; Minta, Stanisław; Kalisz, David E.
- Abstract
This paper deals with issues related to local support programs which include implementation instruments for a regional policy focused on rural development. The purpose of the study is to discuss the particularities of the "Lower Silesian Rural Renewal" program as an example of a local instrument for implementing regional policy assumptions. The research period is 2008-2018. Geographically, this study covered 119 Lower Silesian municipalities which accessed financial support under the regional program concerned. The research was based on secondary sources collected with the documentary method and a literature study. The descriptive and comparative methods were used to produce the results. In the study period, ca. 2,000 local projects worth nearly PLN 31 million were co-financed under the "Lower Silesian Rural Renewal" program. The conclusion from this research is that local support programs for rural development offer the following advantages: a unique adaptation to local particularities; easier access for beneficiaries; and activation of the local community. In turn, the small amount of subsidies for eligible projects (from PLN 1,000 to PLN 30,000) can be considered a disadvantage of the "Lower Silesian Rural Renewal" program. On the other hand, great interest from beneficiaries and the large number of projects implemented suggest that Lower Silesian organizations and local communities need and willingly use that instrument.
- Subjects
RURAL geography; RURAL development; PROJECT management; REGIONAL programs; ORGANIZATIONAL change
- Publication
Intercathedra, 2019, Vol 38, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
1640-3622
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17306/J.INTERCATHEDRA.2019.00060