Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction: A Comparative European Perspective / Keith Halfacree, Imre Kovdch and Rachel Woodward
  • 2 Changing Patterns of Leadership and Local Power in Rural Ireland / Chris Curtin and Tony Varley
  • 3 The Politics of Rural Development in The Netherlands / Henri Goverde and Henk de Haan
  • 4 Influences on Leadership and Local Power in Rural Britain / Rachel Woodward and Keith Halfacree
  • 5 Leadership, Local Power and Rural Restructuring in Hungary / Imre Kovdch
  • 6 Rural Restructuring, Power Distribution and Leadership at National, Regional and Local Levels: the Case of France / Nicole Mathieu and Philippe Gajewski
  • 7 Recent Rural Restructuring in East and West Germany: Experiences and Backgrounds / Lutz Laschewski, Parto Teherani-Kronner and Titus Bahner
  • 8 Rural Restructuring and the Effects of Rural Development Policies in Spain / Fernando Garrido, Jose R. Maulen and Eduardo Moyano
  • 9 Regional and Rural Development in Austria and its Influence on Leadership and Local Power / Thomas Dax and Martin Hebertshuber
  • 10 Recent Rural Restructuring and Rural Policy in Finland / Torsti Hyyryliinen and Eero Uusitalo
  • 11 Rural Development and Policies: The Case of Post-War Norway / Nina Gunnerud Berg and Hans Kjetil Lysgdrd
  • 12 Conclusions / Keith Halfacree, Imre Kovtcch and Rachel Woodward