Rural Economic Development: A Review of the Literature from Industrialized Economies

Ryser, Laura; Halseth, Greg

doi:10.1111/j.1749-8198.2010.00321.x

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“…The study crosses a number of themes identified by Ryser and Halseth (2010) in their overview of rural economic development research (see Table 1, p. 512). Following a review of literature on rural resilience and rural communities from an interactional perspective, we introduce the two case studies, present the research methods, provide quantitative and qualitative findings from our research and then review these results in relation to resilience in rural communities.…”

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Rural Community and Rural Resilience: What is important to farmers in keeping their country towns alive?

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Walmsley

Argent

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Journal of Rural Studies

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rural Community and Rural Resilience: What is important to farmers in keeping their country towns alive?

McManus

Walmsley

Argent

et al. 2012

Journal of Rural Studies

310

152

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“…However, the existing huge regional differences in geographical background, bio-geo-physical conditions, and socio-economic development base and other factors made the transformation show significant regional differences, and the agriculture and rural development state shows significant regional differences too (Li and Wei 2010;. All these discrepancies presented a great challenge for the formulation and implementation of agricultural and rural development policies, which needs understanding the specific development constraints and options of various regions (Courtney et al 2006;Ryser and Halseth 2010;Long et al 2010). …”

Section: Theoretical Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the wide spatial variation in local attribute can also thwart "one size fits all" personbased policies (Partridge and Richman 2006). There is a need for more effective, place-based policies which can better capture the diverse challenges and potential of rural areas (OECD 2003;Bridger and Theodore 2008;Ryser and Halseth 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Local responses to macro development policies and their effects on rural system in China’s mountainous regions: the case of Shuanghe Village in Sichuan Province

Liu

Long

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J. Mt. Sci.

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China has promulgated a series of policies including the Western Development Program, the Grain for Green Project, agricultural support policies and building a new countryside strategy to eliminate east-west differences and urban-rural disparities since the late 1990s. This paper gives a holistic examination on local responses to the four typical macro socio-economic development policies and their effects on rural system based on a case study of a mountainous village in southern Sichuan Province. The results showed that the policies have not moved the case study village from its historically marginal status. To some extent, its socio-economic situation might have been worsened by accelerated outmigration of the youth, loss of agricultural land due to afforestation and industrial plants, increased fire hazard due to afforestation and reforestation, increased environmental pollution due to industrial enterprises attracted to the village and a steep decline in agricultural production due to loss of and inefficient use of cultivated land. Factors causing local villages' dilemmas include the nonuniformity of actors' objectives, finiteness of villagers' abilities, and the imperfect incentive and restraint mechanism for local government's activities under existing policy framework composed of uncoordinated one-size-fitsall policies. We suggest that China's rural policy in the new period should gradually shift from a sectoral to a place-based one, from top-down incentives to the development of bottom-up projects, and fully recognize the diversity of rural space, so as to lift local capacities and make good use of the knowledge shared by different actors. Moreover, it is also necessary to integrate the various sectoral policies, and improve the interministerial and interdepartmental coordination of rural policies at regional and local levels.

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“…Haugland, Ness, Gronseth, andAarstad (2011) argued that individual communities could gain a lot by working with surrounding communities to generate ideas, create a larger destination identity and integrate experiences within the region. A destination identity is very important, as NBT industries are place-oriented making the local and regional landscape, and community a key part of the packaged tourist experience (Ryser & Halseth, 2010).…”

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Highways and lifeways: Highway 11 and the shaping of the ways of life and senses of place of nature-based tourism operators in South-Central Almaguin, Ontario, Canada

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Transportation infrastructure played a vital role in the establishment of the communities in South-Central Almaguin, and the development of this infrastructure continues to shape the landscapes and taskscapes of the region. Nature-based tourism operators are a key stakeholder in the South-Central Almaguin region and are uniquely situated as they rely on transportation infrastructure, the natural landscape, and the local communities for the operation of their businesses. For this qualitative case study I used semistructured interviews and the collection of news media to explore the impact of the Highway 11 development project on NBT operators. Using lngold's concepts of landscape, taskscape, and mobility, I sought to understand how the highway changes have shaped the ways of life and senses of place ofNBT operators. Through the interviews I identified major shifts in the mobility of travellers and in the organization of the communities of South-Central Almaguin.These shifts resulted in economic changes and loss of business connections for NBT operators, change in travel times and safety, increased regional collaboration, and a drive for a regional destination brand. The implications of these shifts on the ways of life and senses of place ofNBT operators were largely positive for destination businesses, while being largely negative for businesses that relied on through-traffic. The nature of the given businesses also determined the impact that the highway changes have had on the place dependence and place identity of the NBT operators, and subsequent changes to place attachment. The results of this research suggest two possible paths forward for the communities of South-Central Almaguin, as communities struggle to sustain themselves in isolation and destination NBT operators push for a regional focus and cooperation.

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Rural Economic Development: A Review of the Literature from Industrialized Economies

Cited by 45 publications

References 146 publications

Rural Community and Rural Resilience: What is important to farmers in keeping their country towns alive?

Rural Community and Rural Resilience: What is important to farmers in keeping their country towns alive?

Local responses to macro development policies and their effects on rural system in China’s mountainous regions: the case of Shuanghe Village in Sichuan Province

Highways and lifeways: Highway 11 and the shaping of the ways of life and senses of place of nature-based tourism operators in South-Central Almaguin, Ontario, Canada

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