Toward an Economics of the Rural Third Sector

Authors:
Dr Constantine Iliopoulos
Vladislav Valentinov
Type: Journal Article
Journal title: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology
Year of publication: 2009
Source: AGRERI
Collected from: AGRIS
Subject:
socioeconomic development
rural development
agricultural development
Description:

Third sector organizations play a prominent role in rural development. Yet, such organizations have been largely neglected by existing economic research. This paper examines the potential role of standard theories of the third sector and collective action in explaining the motivations to form such organizations in rural settings. In doing so the paper outlines a research program on the economic theory of the rural third sector. It is argued that some rural third sector organizations emerge for reasons emanating from unique aspects of agriculture and rurality. Some of these reasons are related to rural areas’ characteristics that reduce the return on for-profit firms’ investment. Other reasons emerge from the need to overcome the organizational disadvantages of small-scale family farms, and the call for maintaining the balanced multifunctional character of agriculture. Illustrative examples from three European countries provide preliminary support to our arguments.


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Funded by: "FLINT" Farm Level Indicators for New Topics in Policy Evaluation
 

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