The Role of Local Action Groups in the Process of Multifunctional Development of a Peripheral Region. A Case Study of the Region of Lublin, Poland

The aim of the study is to describe the role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) under the Leader Programme in fostering entrepreneurship and employment in Lubelskie voivodeship. The hypothesis underpinning the study suggested that LAGs operating in rural areas of the Lublin region contribute insufficient...

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Main Authors: Danuta Guzal-Dec, Magdalena Zwolińska-Ligaj
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Published: Instytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk 2017-09-01
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Online Access:https://kwartalnik.irwirpan.waw.pl/wir/article/view/669
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description The aim of the study is to describe the role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) under the Leader Programme in fostering entrepreneurship and employment in Lubelskie voivodeship. The hypothesis underpinning the study suggested that LAGs operating in rural areas of the Lublin region contribute insufficiently to job creation and provision of entrepreneurial incentives and play insufficient role in enhancing multifunctionality of rural areas. The study was based on document analysis and diagnostic surveys, including an interview questionnaire addressed to representatives of the offices of all 22 LAGs from the studied region. The results revealed that few projects were aimed at the development of non-agricultural functions in rural areas, and demonstrated insufficient involvement of LAGs in the implementation of projects in the bioeconomy sector, which is the key smart specialization of the region. In conclusion the authors assess the overall role of LAGs in creating jobs as marginal and call for paying more attention to the postulates of diversification assumptions resulting from the strategic development documents drafted for the region, including the Regional Innovation Strategy.
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spelling doaj-art-a96256b3250a436092dbc8cc75de60b62025-08-20T03:05:06ZengInstytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa Polskiej Akademii NaukWieś i Rolnictwo0137-16732657-52132017-09-013 (176)9712010.53098/wir032017/05592The Role of Local Action Groups in the Process of Multifunctional Development of a Peripheral Region. A Case Study of the Region of Lublin, PolandDanuta Guzal-Dec0Magdalena Zwolińska-Ligaj1Danuta Guzal-Dec, PhD, Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska, Poland, danuta_guzal-dec@wp.plMagdalena Zwolińska-Ligaj, PhD, Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska, Poland, m.zwolinska-ligaj@dydaktyka.pswbp.plThe aim of the study is to describe the role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) under the Leader Programme in fostering entrepreneurship and employment in Lubelskie voivodeship. The hypothesis underpinning the study suggested that LAGs operating in rural areas of the Lublin region contribute insufficiently to job creation and provision of entrepreneurial incentives and play insufficient role in enhancing multifunctionality of rural areas. The study was based on document analysis and diagnostic surveys, including an interview questionnaire addressed to representatives of the offices of all 22 LAGs from the studied region. The results revealed that few projects were aimed at the development of non-agricultural functions in rural areas, and demonstrated insufficient involvement of LAGs in the implementation of projects in the bioeconomy sector, which is the key smart specialization of the region. In conclusion the authors assess the overall role of LAGs in creating jobs as marginal and call for paying more attention to the postulates of diversification assumptions resulting from the strategic development documents drafted for the region, including the Regional Innovation Strategy.https://kwartalnik.irwirpan.waw.pl/wir/article/view/669local action groupslocal development strategiesrural jobsmultifunctional development
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The Role of Local Action Groups in the Process of Multifunctional Development of a Peripheral Region. A Case Study of the Region of Lublin, Poland
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local action groups
local development strategies
rural jobs
multifunctional development
title The Role of Local Action Groups in the Process of Multifunctional Development of a Peripheral Region. A Case Study of the Region of Lublin, Poland
title_full The Role of Local Action Groups in the Process of Multifunctional Development of a Peripheral Region. A Case Study of the Region of Lublin, Poland
title_fullStr The Role of Local Action Groups in the Process of Multifunctional Development of a Peripheral Region. A Case Study of the Region of Lublin, Poland
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Local Action Groups in the Process of Multifunctional Development of a Peripheral Region. A Case Study of the Region of Lublin, Poland
title_short The Role of Local Action Groups in the Process of Multifunctional Development of a Peripheral Region. A Case Study of the Region of Lublin, Poland
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multifunctional development
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