An overview of local development, presenting a very rich texture of programmes, initiatives institutional arrangements, reflecting the processes of decentralisation in Spain and the extensive support the country has enjoyed from EU funds in the last 20 years: Introduction – The emergence and evolution of local development – A myriad of diverse initiatives and innovations […]
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LD in France: Local development policies in France; Origins and evolution over the last four decades
Local development policies and practices are now at the centre of concerns and initiatives of local development actors; both public and private, and with for-profit or not-for-profit aims. This present state of affairs is the result of several waves of local development policies, and major changes in the social, economic and institutional environment occurring over […]
LD in North America: Local development and social economy in Quebec Province (Canada)
As in Europe and other parts of the world, local development, community economic development, social economy and other related initiatives have grown in North America. This paper focuses on the specific case in Québec Province of Canada and the considerable experience gained from the CLDs (Centres local de développement): Introduction – Background; Canada, Québec and […]
LD in Developing Countries
This paper looks into LD outside the EU with a focus on ‘developing countries’. It discusses the scope and limitations of addressing LD in such a vast field and then considers specific LD experiences (issues, approaches and, to a lesser extent, results) in different regions and concludes with a discussion of transversal themes: Introduction – Diversity […]