Abstract
Present rural economies of developed countries are no more dominated by agriculture. However, in policies of rural economic development the position of farming remains very strong due to the persisiting pro - ductivist thinking. Consequently, the tools of such policies are strongly related to agriculture, despite its minor contribution to rural economies of developed countries. The aim of this article is to offer recommendations for more efficient policies of rural economic development which are not based only on agriculture. These policy re - commendations for European or national, regional and local authorities are key research findings of the project Non-agricultural and non-tourism economic industries in rural peripheries of the Visegrad countries funded by the International Visegrad Fund.
Highlights
Rural has been traditionally perceived as agricultural
Economic restructuring of rural areas since World War II has significantly changed their economic profile in terms of employment
In Visegrad countries such a change was intensified by the change of regime which brought a shift from a centrally planned economy to an economy based on the free market
Summary
Rural has been traditionally perceived as agricultural. Such a perception has formed the opinions of both urban and rural people, professionals dealing with rural space, planners and very often rural scholars. The aim of this article is to offer recommendations for more efficient policies of rural economic development which are not based only on agriculture. These policy recommendations for European or national, regional and local authorities are key research findings of the project Non-agricultural and non-tourism economic industries in rural peripheries of the Visegrad countries funded by the International Visegrad Fund.
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