The aim of this collection of papers of the "Research Programme on Farm Structures and Pluriactivity - Rural Change in Europe" in this reader is to give a comprehensive survey on essential analytical papers and of the different stages of the project. The major objective of this international rese...

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 ...

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...