CLLD first appeared in EU speak in the common provisions regulation. It builds on LEADER type approaches that have also been pursued in the Fisheries programmes since 2007 and supported under the FARNET programme. Within the Structural Funds, the Community economic development approach was rolled out in UK Objective 1 and 2 programmes between 1994 and 2006 and made use of … [Read more...]
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Leda
The LEDA Local Employment Development Action programme was an EU funded action learning programme in the 1980s. Started in 1984 and involving about 20 areas it had a focus on local employment actions with the idea of finding out what worked at local level. It was linked to the ERGO programme which focused on identifying successful approaches to combatting long term unemployment … [Read more...]
Community entrepreneurship for local development
Toby Johnson Senior adviser on community economic development, AEIDL March 2012 Entrepreneurship means taking a risk, using one’s initiative, and it has a production element, involving the creation of a new product or service which is sold on the market. But you do not have to follow the ‘cowboy’ model of the entrepreneur, which implies reliance on one charismatic leader. … [Read more...]
Council Conclusions Adopted Between 1993 and 1999
1993 At the Brussels summit on 10 and 11 December 1993, the heads of State and government endorsed the conclusions and recommendations of the White Paper. They included "‘developing employment in connection with meeting new requirements linked to the quality of life and protection of the environment"‘ in the list of measures to be undertaken at national level. They also … [Read more...]