A SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF RURALITY IN ITALY USING A PLS-SEM APPROACH
In Italy there has been a significant decrease of farms which undertake an important role in rural environmental protection and in the socio-economic development in rural areas. PURPOSE: The aim of this paper was to assess by a quantitative methodology the index of rurality in Italian farms part of...
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| Language: | English |
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Trakia University
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Trakia Journal of Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol.17,%20Suppl.2,%202019/11.pdf |
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| Summary: | In Italy there has been a significant decrease of farms which undertake an important role in rural environmental protection and in the socio-economic development in rural areas.
PURPOSE: The aim of this paper was to assess by a quantitative methodology the index of rurality in Italian farms part of the FADN dataset since 2004 to 2016.
METHODS: The methodology has used the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling aimed at estimating the notable cause-effect relationships among all economic variables.
RESULTS: Findings have pointed out as the variable financial subsidies allocated by the CAP and the farm specialization have influenced the index of rurality.
CONCLUSIONS: For the future development of rural areas it is important to support financially rural areas; in particular subsidies should be addressed to less favored areas in order to reduce their socioeconomic marginalization. |
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| ISSN: | 1312-1723 1313-3551 |