LEADER Program—An Inclusive or Selective Instrument for the Development of Rural Space in Romania?

The LEADER program is one of the European Union’s financing instruments dedicated to the development of the rural communities. The instrument was introduced in the Romanian rural territory in 2007, a territory characterised by a high level of local and regional economic inequalities. The main goal o...

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Autores principales:	Ana-Maria Opria, Lucian Roșu, Corneliu Iațu
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	rural development local action groups development level LEADER funds Romania Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:caca8b18e4cd4355a494688b926854a72021-11-11T19:46:57ZLEADER Program—An Inclusive or Selective Instrument for the Development of Rural Space in Romania?10.3390/su1321121872071-1050https://doaj.org/article/caca8b18e4cd4355a494688b926854a72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12187https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The LEADER program is one of the European Union’s financing instruments dedicated to the development of the rural communities. The instrument was introduced in the Romanian rural territory in 2007, a territory characterised by a high level of local and regional economic inequalities. The main goal of the present research is to question whether the development level specific to the rural communities have influenced their performance in managing the LEADER program. In order to answer this question, the characteristics of the initial level of development were analysed in relation to the spatial distribution of LEADER funds. The indicators taken into consideration were the number of projects, funds per capita, funds per Local Action Group (LAG), and the percentage of employees from the total population. In order to assess the relation between the initial level of development and the LAG’s performance, the method used was the Ordinary Least Squares regression, which calculates a set of statistical parameters that highlight the presence, form, sense, and intensity of the dependency relation. The results highlight no correlation between the level of development and the spatial distribution of the LEADER funds. Analysing the data, the paper reveals that the LEADER program is an inclusive rather than a selective instrument for the development of Romanian rural communities, despite other examples researched in Western countries. The results show that the LEADER program can have an influence in reducing the rural disparities, but its effects are of low importance.Ana-Maria OpriaLucian RoșuCorneliu IațuMDPI AGarticlerural developmentlocal action groupsdevelopment levelLEADER fundsRomaniaEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12187, p 12187 (2021)
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description	The LEADER program is one of the European Union’s financing instruments dedicated to the development of the rural communities. The instrument was introduced in the Romanian rural territory in 2007, a territory characterised by a high level of local and regional economic inequalities. The main goal of the present research is to question whether the development level specific to the rural communities have influenced their performance in managing the LEADER program. In order to answer this question, the characteristics of the initial level of development were analysed in relation to the spatial distribution of LEADER funds. The indicators taken into consideration were the number of projects, funds per capita, funds per Local Action Group (LAG), and the percentage of employees from the total population. In order to assess the relation between the initial level of development and the LAG’s performance, the method used was the Ordinary Least Squares regression, which calculates a set of statistical parameters that highlight the presence, form, sense, and intensity of the dependency relation. The results highlight no correlation between the level of development and the spatial distribution of the LEADER funds. Analysing the data, the paper reveals that the LEADER program is an inclusive rather than a selective instrument for the development of Romanian rural communities, despite other examples researched in Western countries. The results show that the LEADER program can have an influence in reducing the rural disparities, but its effects are of low importance.
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title	LEADER Program—An Inclusive or Selective Instrument for the Development of Rural Space in Romania?
title_short	LEADER Program—An Inclusive or Selective Instrument for the Development of Rural Space in Romania?
title_full	LEADER Program—An Inclusive or Selective Instrument for the Development of Rural Space in Romania?
title_fullStr	LEADER Program—An Inclusive or Selective Instrument for the Development of Rural Space in Romania?
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LEADER Program—An Inclusive or Selective Instrument for the Development of Rural Space in Romania?

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