01525 a2200229 4500 1138620998 20250317100400.0 250312042020GB eng 9781138620995 Taylor & Francis GBP 21.99 BB 01 eng RGC thema RGC bic SCI030000 bisac Lois Labrianidis Future of Europe's Rural Peripheries 1 Oxford Routledge 20201012 334 p Bringing together case studies from Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal and the UK, this book examines the contribution of entrepreneurial ventures and new technology in stimulating economic development in rural locations. It looks at instances of 'good practice' in terms of both public and private initiatives, and develops a coherent combination of policy objectives facilitating the long-term economic development of the countryside. Firstly analyzing the key causes and effects of economic restructuring currently affecting Europe's rural areas, the book then explores the consequences that European integration and 'globalization' have had and will have in future. It identifies sources of entrepreneurship and examines their distribution between different gender, age and other social groupings. The book continues to evaluate the extent to which the existing institutional, social and technological environment and infrastructure encourages and facilitates entrepreneurship. 1164 1164