With structural adjustment and integration of agriculture into the rural economy the concern for the development of rural areas in general has risen considerably over the last decades. Rural policy is no more primarily about agriculture but has to address specifically all different economic secto...

European countries have been addressing the problems of mountain areas through specific sectoral policy programs for several decades. Since the 1970s, the implementation of compensatory allowances schemes has been the most notable measure in this field and has drawn attention to the difficulties ...

Zuwanderung und Integration werden in den Industrieländern überwiegend als städtische Phänomene wahrgenommen. So wie in zahlreichen anderen europäischen Ländern bestimmen aber die Wanderungsbewegungen und deren Veränderungen auch in vielen ländlichen Regionen die demographische Entwicklun...