Economic Themes (2011) 49 (4) 8, 633-649
Snežana Đekić, Sonja Jovanović, Bojan Krstić
Abstract: Rural development policy is the basis for designing national strategies for rural development as a very important development document. In present time there is a development concept of sustainable rural development, which represents the result of integration of rural development and sustainable development policies. The research presented in this paper aims to identify some determinants for creating policy and strategy for sustainable rural development. Given that Serbia still has no strategy for rural development, the paper, according to developed European countries, points to the critical elements of designing and implementing this strategy. Some of the criteria for analysis are: the objectives of rural development, funding sources, the indicators of achievements, proposals for solutions. The concept of a national strategy for sustainable rural development should form the basis for creating partial development strategies for different rural areas, which will better define the needs and align with available resources and priorities.
Keywords: rural areas; sustainable development; policy and strategy for rural development
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES – THE BASIS FOR CREATING EFFECTIVE SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN SERBIA
Snežana Đekić, Sonja Jovanović, Bojan Krstić
Abstract: Rural development policy is the basis for designing national strategies for rural development as a very important development document. In present time there is a development concept of sustainable rural development, which represents the result of integration of rural development and sustainable development policies. The research presented in this paper aims to identify some determinants for creating policy and strategy for sustainable rural development. Given that Serbia still has no strategy for rural development, the paper, according to developed European countries, points to the critical elements of designing and implementing this strategy. Some of the criteria for analysis are: the objectives of rural development, funding sources, the indicators of achievements, proposals for solutions. The concept of a national strategy for sustainable rural development should form the basis for creating partial development strategies for different rural areas, which will better define the needs and align with available resources and priorities.
Keywords: rural areas; sustainable development; policy and strategy for rural development
