Endogenous Agricultural Development in Western Europe

Bowler, Ian

doi:10.1111/1467-9663.00068

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“…The first of the four characteristics that define the multi‐dimensional institutional thickness is a strong institutional presence. This can be measured through five parameters: density, commitment, ownership, spatial scale and accountability (MacLeod, 1997; Raco, 1998; Bowler, 1999).…”

Section: Institutional Thickness As An Analytical Tool: Measuring Insmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The mutual awareness of a common enterprise can be identified through the existence of a clear and shared local identity and clear and shared local priorities (Bowler, 1999: 268). In particular, the existence of a strong sense of local identity is a factor of cohesiveness, motivation and can provide ‘some added symbolic shape to political economic life’ (MacLeod, 1997: 307).…”

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‘Institutional Thickness’: Local Governance and Economic Development in Birmingham, England

Coulson

Ferrario

2007

Int J Urban Regional Res

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This article uses the concept of institutional thickness to describe key features of the local governance of economic development. For this purpose, a methodology for the empirical assessment of institutional thickness is developed and applied to the case of Birmingham, England. The results from this empirical analysis are threefold. First, they make it possible to draw some conclusions on the role that local governments can play to promote local economic development. Second, they suggest that institutional thickness is a useful organizing concept for analyses of the local governance of economic development. Finally, they demonstrate the value of a verifiable and replicable methodology for the detection and measurement of local institutional conditions and of governance arrangements.In 1994 Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift edited a collection of essays under the title Globalisation, Institutions and Regional Development in Europe. The foundation article, 'Living in the global', introduced the concept of institutional thickness.This article is a reassessment of that concept. It does this, first, by examining why the original authors defined it as they did, how the concept relates to local economic development, and the extent to which it is consistent with recent contributions to institutional theory and local development. The second part of the article shows how a quantitative frame can be put onto the concept to enhance its explanatory power in analyses of local economic development. For this purpose the article develops a case study of one city, Birmingham, England, between 1984 and 2004. The article concludes by reassessing the concept and the derived quantitative methodology in the light of the case study.

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Section: Institutional Thickness As An Analytical Tool: Measuring Insmentioning

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Section: Institutional Thickness As An Analytical Tool: Measuring Insmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Institutional Thickness’: Local Governance and Economic Development in Birmingham, England

Coulson

Ferrario

2007

Int J Urban Regional Res

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“…Rural policy stresses rural diversification of production, bottom‐up strategic approach, support for local enterprises, encouragement of local social initiatives as well as providing a suitable training (Lowe et al . 1995; Bowler 1999).…”

Section: From Exogenous To Territorial Development Via Rational Choicementioning

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“…Lowe et al . (1995) and Bowler (1999) state that endogenous and exogenous development should not be interpreted as mutually exclusive categories. This view is taken into account in the concept of territorial (regional) governance (Böcher 2008; Simard & Chiasson 2008) which considers the interplay between local and external forces in control of development processes, with a significant role for networks (Lowe et al .…”

Section: From Exogenous To Territorial Development Via Rational Choicementioning

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“…New methods of boosting local development focused on bottom‐up, area‐based and integrated (non‐sectoral) initiatives, and these were based on the partnership of entities representing different sectors. Some authors describe these phenomena as a shift from exo‐ to endogenous development (Slee 1994; Bowler 1999), and consequently to neo‐endogenous (Ray 2005). In the context of general policy processes, several authors identify a shift from governing to (territorial, regional) governance (Marsden & Murdoch 1998; Böcher 2008; Simard & Chiasson 2008).…”

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LEADER+ TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE IN POLAND: SUCCESSES AND FAILURES AS A RATIONAL CHOICE EFFECT

Furmankiewicz¹

2011

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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The paper analyses the processes of implementing territorial governance using the example of local action groups (LAGs) supported by the LEADER+ Pilot Programme (2005–2008) in Poland. It concludes that the partnership successes and dysfunctions observed resulted from the rationality on the part of bureaucrats and local stakeholders, which may be explained in terms of second‐generation rational choice theories. The main role in the partnerships was that played by local authorities, which often sought to retain control over resources and processes. Involvement of the private sector and local inhabitants was found to be limited. However, the partnership established did lay a sound foundation for the use of the European Union structural funds, even though they did not prove effective in launching a truly participative model of the territorial governance.

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Role of social capital in agricultural diversification: Implications for sustainable development in rural regions

Addai,

Guodaar,

Amponsah

et al. 2024

Sustainable Development

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Studies have explored social capital (SC) in diverse ways. Still, little is known in the literature about how its functional areas, including bonding, bridging and linking relationships, interact to facilitate sustainable development, particularly in agricultural diversification. We address this gap by using the rural web and the social capital frameworks to (1) analyse factors influencing SC and (2) assess the relationship between SC and agricultural diversification. Drawing on a survey of 600 rural households and 60 interviews with key stakeholders from the Upper West and Ashanti regions of Ghana, we found that socioeconomic factors, including farm size, remittance, household size and education, significantly influence bonding, bridging and linking SC. The findings also show that rural farmers depend strongly on bonding, bridging and linking SC to improve their livelihoods through agricultural diversification. These findings have implications for achieving SDG targets, particularly poverty reduction (SDG 1) and food security (SDG 2), regarding accessibility to resources, market participation, social empowerment, and contract farming. Therefore, agricultural policies in sub‐Saharan Africa should incorporate SC as a critical indicator for achieving agricultural diversification initiatives and sustainable development objectives.

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Endogenous Agricultural Development in Western Europe

Cited by 21 publications

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‘Institutional Thickness’: Local Governance and Economic Development in Birmingham, England

‘Institutional Thickness’: Local Governance and Economic Development in Birmingham, England

LEADER+ TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE IN POLAND: SUCCESSES AND FAILURES AS A RATIONAL CHOICE EFFECT

Role of social capital in agricultural diversification: Implications for sustainable development in rural regions

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