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Facilitating an area-based development approach in rural regions in the Western Balkans

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The present report covers an exercise where a defined development approach has been tested in a case study area with rural cross border setting in the Western Balkans. The aim is to draw lessons both for continuing implementation of the ABD in this particular area and more generally initiating it in areas with similar settings. The UNDP Area-Based Development (ABD) approach is targeting specific geographical areas characterised by a particular complex development problem (setting it apart from surrounding areas), through an integrated (multi-sector), inclusive (community versus particular groups or individuals), participatory (bottom-up) and flexible (responsive to changes) approach (Harfst, 2006). There are four main situations where the ABD approach has been employed: post-conflict, poverty, exclusion, and disaster; these categories are in practice closely connected. Such development approach, as well as similar ones, finds theoretical roots within the endogenous development theory where improvements of the socioeconomic situation can best be brought by recognising and valuing the collective resources of the territory.

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  • Fabien Santini & Silvia Saravia Matus & Geertrui Louwagie & Gert Guri & Natalija Bogdanov & Sergio Gomez y Paloma, 2012. "Facilitating an area-based development approach in rural regions in the Western Balkans," JRC Research Reports JRC68703, Joint Research Centre, revised Feb 2013.
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    Keywords

    local development; cross border cooperation; rural development; participatory methods; Western Balkans; Area-based Development approach;
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    JEL classification:

    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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