EU rural development policy in the new member states: Promoting multifunctionality? |
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| Authors: | Irina Rmniceanu Robert Ackrill |
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| Institution: | aEuropean Institute of Romania, Bulevard Regina Elisabeta 7–9, Sector 3, RO-030016 Bucharest, Romania;bAcademy of Economic Studies, Faculty of International Business and Economics, Street Mihai Eminescu 13–15, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania;cDivision of Economics, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU UK |
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| Abstract: | European Union (EU) enlargement has seen 10 new member states (NMS) adopt the full range of EU policies. Within this, the rural development arm of the Common Agricultural Policy offers particular points of interest. Member states chose from an extensive list of policy measures developed within the EU15 and intended, in particular, to operationalise the concept of rural multifunctionality within the ongoing CAP reform process. This paper identifies the rural development policy choices made by the eight central and eastern European NMS and develops a taxonomy to ascertain the extent to which the NMS are directing public funds to promote multifunctionality. A number of factors are then identified as helping to influence the policy choices made across countries. |
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| Keywords: | Rural development New member states Multifunctionality Competitiveness Policy choices |
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